Suess, << zyoos, >> Eduard (1831-1914), an Austrian geologist, became famous for his work on changes of the earth’s surface. His most important book was the four-volume Face of the Earth (1885-1901). He served as an assistant at the Hofmuseum in Vienna from 1852 to 1862, and taught at the University of Vienna from 1857 to 1901. From 1869 to 1896, he served as leader of the Liberal Party in the Austrian Parliament. Suess was born on Aug. 20, 1831, in London. He died on April 26, 1914.
