Ferdinand Seidl

Born(1856-03-10)March 10, 1856

Novo Mesto, Duchy of Carniola, Austrian Empire

DiedDecember 1, 1942(1942-12-01) (aged 86)

Novo Mesto, Province of Ljubljana, Kingdom of Italy

Occupation(s)Naturalist, geographer, geologist, botanist

Ferdinand Seidl
Born	(1856-03-10)March 10, 1856 Novo Mesto, Duchy of Carniola, Austrian Empire
Died	December 1, 1942(1942-12-01) (aged 86) Novo Mesto, Province of Ljubljana, Kingdom of Italy
Occupation(s)	Naturalist, geographer, geologist, botanist

Ferdinand Seidl (March 10, 1856 – December 1, 1942) was a Slovenian naturalist and geologist.

Seidl is considered the founder of Slovenian geology and geological terminology.^[1][2][3]

His wide ranging interests encompassed geology, seismology, meteorology and botany but the 1895 Ljubljana earthquake led to a focus on seismology. He was the author of the first Slovenian popular book on geology.^[4]

He died in his native Novo Mesto, where a street bears his name (Seidlova ulica).