Engelbert Bancher
Engelbert Bancher (born October 20, 1912 in Zuckmantel , Freiwaldau district; † November 19, 1986 ) was an Austrian natural scientist ( plant physiologist ) who, as a full professor at the Technical University in Vienna (today: Technical University of Vienna), was the "Institute for Botany, technical microscopy and organic raw materials ”from 1958 to 1986.
Career
Together with his assistant Josef Hölzl , he published the book Construction and Properties of Organic Natural Substances. Introduction to organic raw materials , which has become a standard work in raw material and commodity science . Bancher was from 1969 to 1972 Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the Technical University of Vienna.
He held the function of General Secretary of the ZOOBOT ( Zoological-Botanical Society ) from 1963 to 1974.
Chair
After Josef Weese (1888–1962), Bancher led the Institute of Botany at the Technical University in Vienna (today: Technical University of Vienna) and taught technical microscopy and organic raw materials .
Works (selection)
- Engelbert Bancher, Karl Höfler: Protoplasm and Cell. Urban & Schwarzenberg, Vienna 1959.
- Josef Hölzl, Engelbert Bancher: Structure and properties of organic raw materials. Springer Verlag, Vienna 1965.
- Engelbert Bancher, Simon Plössl: A century of optics from Austria. Exhibition in the Technisches Museum, Vienna, December 6, 1968 to January 31, 1969, Vienna 1968.
- Josef Hölzl, Engelbert Bancher, Franz Kotlan: Simon Plößl (1794-1868) optician and mechanic in Vienna. (On the history of the development of the Plößl microscope). in: Blätter für Technikgeschichte, 31st issue, ed. von Technisches Museum für Industrie und Gewerbe, Research Institute for the History of Technology, Vienna 1969, pp. 45–90. doi : 10.1007 / 978-3-7091-2279-2
- Engelbert Bancher, Josef Hölzl et al .: Institute for Botany, Technical Microscopy and Organic Raw Materials Science at the Technical University of Vienna. Vienna 1979.
Web links
- Engelbert Bancher in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
Appreciations
- Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art, 1st Class, awarded on November 16, 1976
- Great decoration of honor for services to the Republic of Austria , taken over on February 18, 1971
- Great Gold Medal of Honor for Services to the State of Vienna , awarded on May 3, 1983, taken over on May 16, 1983
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.tuwien.ac.at/wir_ueber_uns/zahlen_und_ffekten/funktionaere/
- ↑ Lectures on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Zoological-Botanical Society in Austria, festive event on April 25, 2001. in: Verh. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Österreich 138 (2001): 245–270, p. 253. History of the ZooBot ( Memento of the original from 29 August 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Bancher: Simon Plössl: A Century of Optics (google books)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Bancher, Engelbert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian plant physiologist and university lecturer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 20, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zuckmantel , Freiwaldau district |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 19, 1986 |