Fredrik Johan Wiik Explained

Fredrik Johan Wiik, also known as F.J. Wiik, (16 December 1839 in Helsinki – 15 June 1909 in Helsinki) was a Finnish geologist and mineralogist; in 1877, he was named the first professor of geology and mineralogy at the Imperial Alexander University of Finland,^[1] where his students included Jakob Sederholm^[2] and Wilhelm Ramsay.^[3] He was also the first scientist in Finland to use a petrographic microscope.

Wiik died in 1909, on a geological expedition; his body was found clutching his geologist's hammer.^[4]

The mineral wiikite is named for him.

Personal life

Wiik was the son of noted Finnish architect Jean Wik.^[5]

Notes and References

1. http://www.fmnh.helsinki.fi/english/publications/yearbooks/2004-05/fmnh_yearbook_2004-05.pdf Finnish Museum of Natural History 2004/2005 Yearbook
2. http://www.iugs.org/33igc/fileshare/filArkivRoot/coco/FieldGuides/No%2016%20Sederholms%20foot%20steps.pdf 100 years of migmatite - In Sederholms footsteps
3. Book: Haapala. I.. Lehtinen . Martti. Nurmi . Pekka A.. Rämö . Tapani . 2005. Chapter 17: History of Finnish bedrock research . Precambrian Geology of Finland . Amsterdam . . 683–701 . 9780080457598 .
4. http://www.minrec.org/libdetail.asp?id=1493 WIIK, Fredrik Johan: The Mineralogical Record
5. [:fi:Suomen elämäkerrasto|Suomen elämäkerrasto]