Gustav Heyer (forest scientist)
Friedrich Casimir Gustav Heyer (born March 11, 1826 in Gießen ; † July 10, 1883 near Fürstenfeldbruck ) was a German forest scientist , university professor and director of the Royal Prussian Forest Academy Hann. Münden (1868-1878).
Life
Heyer was the eldest son of the professor of forest science at the Ludwig University Carl Heyer (1797-1856). He graduated from the Landgraf-Ludwigs-Gymnasium and studied forest sciences at the local university. There Heyer received his doctorate in 1847 as Dr. phil. and completed his habilitation in 1849 as a private lecturer in forest science at the University of Giessen.
In addition to his teaching post, he managed the Gießen chief forester from 1854 to 1857 . In 1857 he was promoted to full professor. On March 7, 1868, Heyer was appointed director of the newly founded Royal Prussian Forest Academy in Hann. Münden.
In 1872 he was given the character of a Privy Councilor .
In 1878, Heyer took up the full professorship for management (forest yield regulation with practical examples, forest value calculation and forest statics) and taught as a professor of forest science at the University of Munich .
On July 10, 1883, he never returned home from a fishing trip. His body was only discovered in the water near Emmering on July 14th . A medical report stated that he must have had a heart attack in the cold water while barefoot while trying to loosen the fishing line. The funeral took place on July 15th at the Old Northern Cemetery in Munich with great participation . After this cemetery was closed, his tomb with the portrait bust designed by Thomas Dennerlein was moved to the old cemetery in Gießen in 1913 .
Web links
- Richard Hess: Heyer, Friedrich Casimir Gustav . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 50, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1905, pp. 315-320.
Individual evidence
- ^ HFV: Restoration of the grave monument for forest professor Gustav Heyer. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; accessed on November 5, 2017 (German). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heyer, Gustav |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Heyer, Friedrich Casimir Gustav (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German forest scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 11, 1826 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | to water |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 10, 1883 |
| Place of death | near Fürstenfeldbruck |