August Ferdinand Veltheim ( 1741 - 1801 )

Birth: Harbke, near Helmstedt, Brunswick (18 September 1741) Death: Brunswick (02 October 1801) Research Field: Mineralogy, geology, archaeology Education: Klosterberg; Doctor of Philosophy (1798, Helmstedt) Career: "Kammerassessor" in the Brunswick service, but gave up his post to travel with his father; returned as Kammerrath in the Hanoverian service (1764); Vice-Berghauptmann in the Harz (1768, for 31 years); retired as Berghauptmann (1795) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 16/04/1795.