Franz von Höhnel
Franz Xaver Rudolf Ritter von Höhnel (born September 24, 1852 in Zombor , Batschka , † November 11, 1920 in Vienna ) was an Austrian botanist and university professor . He was rector of the Vienna University of Technology . Its botanical abbreviation is Höhn.
Life
Franz von Höhnel studied at the Technical University and the University of Vienna and in 1874 passed the teaching examination for mathematics, geography and natural history. He then worked as assistant to Friedrich Haberlandt at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences .
In 1877 he received his doctorate from the University of Strasbourg at Anton de Bary to Dr. phil. with a dissertation on the negative air pressure in the vessels of the plants , which he proved experimentally. From 1877 to 1880 he was assistant to the forest meteorological test management at the Mariabrunn Forest Academy . In 1879 he qualified as a professor for botany at the Vienna University of Technology. From 1878 he was a lecturer, in 1884 he received the title of associate professor at the Technical University of Vienna, from 1888 he was a real associate professor for technical microscopy and merchandise . In 1894 he was appointed full professor of plant anatomy and plant physiology at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, but in 1895 he returned to the technical university as full professor of botany, microscopy and technical goods science. In the academic year 1905/06 he was elected rector of the Vienna University of Technology .
From 1904 he was a corresponding member of the Imperial Academy of Sciences .
Von Höhnel discovered the phelloid, constructed new microscopic apparatus and new microscopic analysis methods and introduced technical microscopy as an official subject at the Austrian technical universities. In the 1890s he turned to mycology , revised the fungal system and established around 250 new genera and 500 new species. He undertook research trips to North Africa, Asia Minor, Brazil, North America, Ceylon and Java, among others.
Franz von Höhnel died in 1920 at the age of 68 and was buried in Vienna's central cemetery. His brother was the naval officer, Africa explorer and geographer Ludwig von Höhnel .
Publications (selection)
- 1876/77: About the negative air pressure in the vessels of the plants , C. Gerold-Verlag, Vienna / Strasbourg, dissertation and in Friedrich Haberlandt, Scientific-practical studies in the field of plant cultivation, Volume 2
- 1877: About cork and corked fabrics in general , Sbb. Vienna, mathematical and scientific class, volume 76/1
- 1877: Histochemical investigations on xylophilin and coniferin , Sbb. Vienna, mathematical-scientific class, volume 76/1
- 1880: The Gerberrinden: a monographic contribution to the technical raw material theory , Oppenheim-Verlag, Berlin
- 1887: The microscopy of technically used fiber materials: a teaching and manual for the microscopic examination of fiber materials, fabrics and papers , 2nd edition 1905
- 1889: About a new method of microscopic paper examination , notifications from the section for chemical trades of the kk Technological Trade Museum Vienna
- 1902 to 1920: Fragmente zur Mykologie , Sbb. Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse, Volume 111–132 and Annales Mycologici 1–18
- 1906: Revision of 292 of the Ascomycete forms established by Feltgen , Sbb.Vienna, mathematical-scientific class, volume 115
- 1913: List of the information I have given on the synonymy of mushrooms , Austrian Botanical Journal
literature
- Felix Czeike (Ed.): Höhnel, Franz R. v .. In: Historisches Lexikon Wien . Volume 3, Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1994, ISBN 3-218-00545-0 , p. 249 ( digitized version ).
- Höhnel, Franz von (1852–1920), botanist. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1959, p. 357 f. (Direct links on p. 357 , p. 358 ).
- Juliane Mikoletzky, Sabine Plakolm-Forsthuber (Hrsg.): A Collection of Extraordinary Completeness / A Collection of Unusual Completeness: Die Rektorengalerie der Technische Universität Wien / The Gallery of Rectors of the TU Wien . Festschrift 200 years Technical University of Vienna, Volume 13, Vienna, Böhlau-Verlag 2015, ISBN 978-3-205-20113-7 , page 86
- Biographical notes on Franz von Höhnel from Sydowia 22, 1968
- Jan-Peter Frahm, Jens Eggers: Lexicon of German-speaking Bryologists, Volume 1 . BoD - Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2001, ISBN 3-8311-0986-9 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
Web links
- Franz von Höhnel in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
- Literature by and about Franz von Höhnel in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Publications by Franz von Höhnel in Cyberliber, electronic library for mycology
- Entry on Franz von Höhnel in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
Individual evidence
- ^ Author entry and list of the described plant names for Franz von Höhnel at the IPNI
- ↑ International Plant Index Names: Höhnel, Franz Xaver Rudolf von (1852-1920) .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Höhnel, Franz von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Höhnel, Franz Xaver Rudolf Ritter von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian botanist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 24, 1852 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zombor , Batschka |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 11, 1920 |
| Place of death | Vienna |