Odolen Kodym
Czech geologist
Odolen Kodym (14 April 1898 – 3 July 1963) was a Czech geologist and mineralogist. He studied the geology of the Prague region, particularly the Barrandian region.
Life and career
Kodym was born in Prague, the son of medical doctor Odolen Kodym. He went to the Jirásek Gymnasium and then the Real School after which he studied at the Charles University. He also attended lectures in geology by Cyril Purkyně at the Technical University. He studied the Barrandian region for his doctorate and then became an assistant to Purkyně in 1919. He then worked with the State Geological Institute and at the same time with the Technical University. In 1925 he became an associate professor of geology at the University of civil engineering. Kodym also travelled around Bohemia and Slovakia and was involved in mapping the geology. His work was applied to search for oil and the construction of dams and railway lines.
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