Adam Schwappach

Adam Friedrich Schwappach (born November 2, 1851 in Bamberg ; † February 9, 1932 in Eberswalde ) was a German forest scientist , secret government councilor, professor at the University of Gießen , professor at the Royal Forest Academy Eberswalde and department head at the Prussian main station for forestry research as well as local politicians in Eberswalde.

He was also involved in the establishment of the Arboretum Wirty .

In 1928 he was made an honorary citizen of the municipality of Eberswalde , which also named a street after him.

Reference is still made to his writings internationally today.

Works

The wood of our forest trees . Wild, Munich 1872 (inaugural dissertation)
Manual of the forest and hunting history of Germany in 2 volumes, Julius Springer, Berlin 1886 digitized , digitized
Outline of the forest and hunting history of Germany . Second edition, Julius Springer, Berlin 1892
Guide to wood measurement . 1889; Second edition, Julius Springer, Berlin 1903
Forest policy, hunting and fishing policy. Hirschfeld, Leipzig 1894. (= handbook and textbook of political science in separate volumes. Volumes I, X) ( digitized and full text in the German text archive )
The results of the cultivation tests carried out in the Prussian state forests with foreign wood species . Julius Springer, Berlin 1901
I. Investigations into the growth and shape of the black alder. II. Growth and yield of normal spruce stands in Prussia, with special consideration of the influence of different economic treatment methods . J. Neumann, 1902
The pine, economic and static studies of the forestry department of the main station of the forestry experimental system in Eberswalde . J. Neumann, 1908
The common beech: Economic and static studies of the forestry department of the main station of the forestry experimental system in Eberswalde . J. Neumann, 1911

Author collective Eberswalder Forstwissenschaftler: Adam Schwappach: A forest scientist and his legacy. Hanstedt 2001, ISBN 3-927848-33-6 . (Ed. Landesforstanstalt Eberswalde)
Albrecht Milnik: In the service of the forest: Life paths and achievements of Brandenburg forest people. Kessel, Remagen 2006, ISBN 3-935638-79-5 .

personal data
SURNAME	Schwappach, Adam
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Schwappach, Adam Friedrich (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German forest scientist
DATE OF BIRTH	November 2, 1851
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bamberg
DATE OF DEATH	February 9, 1932
Place of death	Eberswalde