Fritz Mattick
Wilhelm Fritz Mattick (born May 17, 1901 in Dresden , † January 3, 1984 in Berlin ) was a German botanist specializing in moss research ( bryology ). Its botanical author abbreviation is " Mattick ".
Life
Mattick attended the teacher training college in 1914 and became a teacher in Dresden, where he completed his studies at the same time. In 1927 he obtained his doctorate rer. techn. at the Technical University of Dresden . After working for some time at the Technical University of Dresden in addition to his teaching activities as a research assistant, he switched completely to the scientific service in 1931.
From 1932 to 1945 he was a scientific assistant at the Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem , where he was in charge of the lichen collection , and he was also in charge of plant-geographical mapping . For political reasons, an extension of his activity in Dahlem was refused in 1945, Mattick switched to Reinhold Tüxen's working group in Stolzenau and stayed there until 1947. From 1947 he was again employed in Dahlem and in 1953 was appointed curator .
In 1958 he became professor of plant geography at the Free University of Berlin . In 1959 Mattick founded the journal Nova Hedwigia together with Johannes Gerloff , which focused on research on cryptogams such as mosses , lichens , fungi and algae; he was also the editor of Willdenowia magazine . His retirement took place in 1966, but he continued to work regularly at the museum afterwards.
Mattick built an index card catalog of literature references on lichen published before 1950. Peter Scholz and Harrie JM Sipman continued the catalog. It is now available and searchable online as "Mattick's Literature Index".
Fritz Mattick died in Berlin in 1984 at the age of 82. His grave is in the Dahlem forest cemetery .
literature
- Mattick, (Wilhelm) Fritz (1901–1984) In: Jan-Peter Frahm, Jens Eggers: Lexicon of German bryologists. Journal of moss research in Germany 2nd edition Books on Demand 2001.
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Fritz Mattick at the IPNI
- Mattick's Literature Index & RLL - Find Lichen Literature
Individual evidence
- ↑ Harrie Sipman: Mattick's Literature Index. In: nhm2.uio.no, Einar Timdal, latest update June 18, 2002 (first published June 12, 2001). English , accessed August 22, 2018.
- ^ Hans-Jürgen Mende: Lexicon of Berlin burial places . Pharus-Plan, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-86514-206-1 , p. 585.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mattick, Fritz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mattick, Wilhelm Fritz (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 17, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd January 1984 |
| Place of death | Berlin |