Alfred Bernhard Lau
Alfred Bernhard Lau (born August 5, 1928 in Solingen ; † February 27, 2007 in Fortín de las Flores , Veracruz ) was a German missionary and cactus researcher. Its official botanical author abbreviation is " ABLau ".
Live and act
Alfred Lau began his training as a priest at the All Nations Bible College in England in 1947 . In 1952 he emigrated to the United States , where he taught eighth graders at the Coulter Academy in Los Angeles until 1955. In 1955 he married Anni Siemers, with whom he had seven children. Two years later the family moved to Córdoba in the Mexican state of Veracruz . In 1967 the Lau family finally settled in Fortín de las Flores .
In addition to his work as a priest, Lau was interested in plants, especially cacti and other succulents. To this end, he undertook research trips through North and South America and discovered many new species, of which he also made initial descriptions. For example:
- Coryphantha tripugionacantha A.B.Lau
- Echinocereus pamanesiorum A.B. Lau
- Echinocereus spinigemmatus A.B. Lau
In 1973 Lau became a member of the International Organization for Succulent Research . The Cactus and Succulent Society of America presented him with the CSSA Fellow Award on June 1, 1981 at their meeting in Albuquerque .
Dedication names
Some succulent plants have been named in his honor, for example:
- Copiapoa laui Diers
- Echeveria laui R.Moran & J.Meyrán
- Echinocereus laui G. Frank
- Epiphyllum laui Kimnach
- Turbinicarpus laui Glass & Foster
Fonts (selection)
- Magazine articles
- The Story of Shawintu Pujupat Dagses . In: National Cactus and Succulent Journal . Volume 26, Number 3, 1971, p. 76.
- South American cactus log . Cactus and Succulent Journal . 35 parts, Cactus and Succulent Society of America, 1979-1991.
- Echeveria diffractens, sp. nov. In: Cactus and Succulent Journal . Volume 53, Number 1, Cactus and Succulent Society of America, 1981, pp. 4-7. - with Myron William Kimnach
- Echinocereus tayopensis Marshall . In: Succulenta . Volume 64, Number 5, 1985, pp. 108-110.
- South American cactus Log: chapter 36 . Cactus and Succulent Journal . Volume 67, Number 3, Cactus and Succulent Society of America, 1995, pp. 148-151.
- Some observations on Mammillaria species bearing my field numbers . In: Journal of the Mammillaria Society . Volume 37, Number 2, 1997, pp. 29-30.
- A new euphorbia in the Sierra Salamanca, Tamaulipas, Mexico . In: Avonia . Volume 20, Number 3, 2002, pp. 52-53.
- The white-leaved Echeveria pulvinata is not a cultivar . in: Avonia . Volume 22, Number 2, 2004, 29-31.
- The elusive Mammillaria carmenae . In: International Cactus Adventures . Number 71, 2006, pp. 11-17.
- Field number lists
- Field number list Alfred B. Lau: South America 1968–1972 . Working Group for Friends of Mammillaries, 1994, ISBN 3-926573-05-8 .
- List of field numbers Alfred B. Lau: Mexico 1972–1992 . Working Group for Friends of Mammillaries, 1992, ISBN 3-926573-04-X .
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literature
- Chuck Staples: Alfred Bernhard Lau (1928–2007) . In: Cactus and Succulent Journal . Volume 79, Number 3, Cactus and Succulent Society of America, 2007, pp. 135-137, doi : 10.2985 / 0007-9367 (2007) 79 [135: LBL] 2.0.CO; 2 .
- Jonas Lüthy, Anton Hofer: Alfred B. Lau (1928–2007): Memories of a great cactus collector . In: Cacti and other succulents . Volume 58, No. 9, 2007, pp. 242-247.
Individual evidence
- ↑ CSSA Fellow Award ( Memento from May 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
Web links
- Author entry and list of the plant names described for Alfred Bernhard Lau at the IPNI
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lau, Alfred Bernhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German missionary and cactus researcher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 5, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Solingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 27, 2007 |
| Place of death | Fortin de las Flores , Veracruz |