Friedrich Karl Böttcher
Friedrich Karl Böttcher (born July 13, 1910 in Elberfeld ; † July 23, 2005 ) was a German biologist , beekeeper and head of the Bavarian State Institute for Beekeeping .
Life
Böttcher was born as the son of a deaf and dumb teacher and beekeeper in Wuppertal -Elberfeld. He studied biology in Jena, Munich and Göttingen and then obtained his doctorate in 1934 on investigations into the influence of some chemical herbicides on bees with Enoch Zander at the University of Erlangen . As Zander's successor, he was head of the Bavarian State Institute for Beekeeping in Erlangen from 1948 onwards . Böttcher wrote numerous papers on apiculture and also dealt with the endangerment of bees through plant protection and the honeybee's wedding flight . Böttcher retired in 1975.
Publications
- Friedrich Karl Böttcher: Beekeeping as an acquisition - A manual for the economically working beekeeper. Various editions, Ehrenwirth.
- Enoch Zander and Friedrich K. Böttcher: Handbook of apiculture. Keeping and breeding the bee. Various editions, Ulmer Verlag.
- Enoch Zander and Friedrich K. Böttcher: Diseases of the bee. 1982, Ulmer Verlag. ISBN 3800174138 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Friedrich Karl Böttcher in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Apidologie 75, 6 (3), 233-281.
- ↑ Bienenvater, Volume 126, 2005. P. 10
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Böttcher, Friedrich Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German zoologist, beekeeper and beekeeper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 13, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Elberfeld |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 23, 2005 |