Friedrich Ritter

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Friedrich Ritter (born May 9, 1898 in Quentel , † April 9, 1989 in Puerto de la Cruz , Tenerife ) was a German geologist and botanist who was best known as a cactus collector. Its official botanical author's abbreviation is " F.Ritter ".

Live and act

Friedrich Ritter studied biology, geology and paleontology at the University of Marburg . Before completing his studies, he emigrated to Mexico with his parents in 1920 . In Mexico he worked for various mining companies. During this time he began to deal more intensively with cacti. From 1930 he went on study trips to Peru , Bolivia , Argentina , Brazil and Chile . From 1937 to 1952 he lived in Germany and also served in the German Wehrmacht. In 1952 he emigrated again to South America and settled in Chile. From 1972 to the end of 1976 he lived in Paraguay . From the end of 1976 he lived again in Germany with his sister in Spangenberg near Kassel. In 1982 he moved to the Canaries.

Honors

The genus Ritterocereus Backeb was named in his honor . the plant family of the cactus plants (Cactaceae), now a synonym for Stenocereus . The cactus genus Ritterocactus Doweld is also named after him. In honor of Friedrich Ritter, many types of cactus have also been named, for example: Aztekium ritteri , Espostoa ritteri , Gymnocalycium ritterianum , Rebutia ritteri , Oreocereus ritteri and Parodia ritteri .

Fonts (selection)

Books

  • Curt Backeberg's “Descriptiones Cactacearum Novarum” publishes diagnoses of “new” Peruvian cacti along with fundamental discussions on taxonomic and nomenclature issues. Self-published, 1958.
  • 40 years of adventure and wild wisdom. Self-published, 1977.
  • Cacti in South America. 4 volumes. Self-published, 1979–1981.

Magazine articles

  • Diagnoses of new cacti. In: Taxon. Volume 12, Number 1, 1963, pp. 28-34 ( JSTOR 1216677 ).
  • Diagnoses of new cacti. In: Taxon. Volume 12, Number 3, 1963, pp. 123-125 ( JSTOR 1217203 ).
  • Diagnoses of new cacti. In: Taxon. Volume 13, Number 3, 1964, pp. 114-118 ( JSTOR 1216628 ).
  • Diagnoses of new cacti. In: Taxon. Volume 13, Number 4, 1964, pp. 143-145 ( JSTOR 1217799 ).
  • The systematic categories of species, breed (variety) and hereditary form, using the example of cacti. In: Taxon. Volume 15, Number 8, 1966, pp. 295-306 ( JSTOR 1216112 ).

proof

  • Beat Leuenberger: Biographical notes of Friedrich Ritter. In: Englera . 16, 1989, pp. 13-24.
  • Wilfried Müller: In Memoriam: Friedrich Ritter. In: Cacti and other succulents . Volume 40, No. 6, 1989, p. 137.
  • Hans-Jürgen Wittau: Birthday greetings to Friedrich Ritter. In: Cacti and other succulents. 33rd volume, issue 5, 1982, p. 107.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names - Extended Edition. Part I and II. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin , Freie Universität Berlin , Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5 doi: 10.3372 / epolist2018 .

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personal data
SURNAME Ritter, Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German botanist
DATE OF BIRTH May 9, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH Quentel
DATE OF DEATH April 9, 1989