Carl Ludolf Greisbach

Who was Carl Ludolf Greisbach?

Carl Griesbach was born and educated in Vienna, and died at the age of 60 in Graz. Despite his Austrian links he was a third generation British citizen. His grandfather settled in England at the time of George III and his father George Griesbach lived in England. He worked initially for the Austrian Geological Survey(1867/8). In 1869 Carl married Emma Griesbach, the daughter of the Rev. W.R. Griesbach of Millington, Yorkshire. In 1869-70 at the age of 22, he led a German scientific expedition to Portuguese East Africa. On his return in 1871 he resided in London. In 1878 he joined the Geological Survey of India.