Description: (Geologist)
Amanz Gressly was a Swiss geologist and paleontologist renowned for his advancements in modern stratigraphy and paleoecology. Credited with introducing the term "facies" in geology to categorize sedimentary rock origins based on petrographic attributes and fossil affiliations, Gressly worked closely with Louis Agassiz and conducted geological studies in the Jura Mountains. He also took part in scientific expeditions to study marine life and had dinosaur genera named in his honor. Gressly's professional legacy was commemorated posthumously with the creation of the Amanz-Gressly-Auszeichnung award by the Swiss Paleontological Society.