Hans-Adolf von Stosch
Hans-Adolf von Stosch (* 1908 in Berlin ; † 1987 ) was a German botanist , phycologist and university professor .
life and work
Von Stosch spent his youth in Wernigerode . He studied biology and chemistry in Kiel , Göttingen and Munich and was founded in 1933 with a thesis on the history of slime molds doctorate . He then worked as a research assistant at the University of Königsberg , where he also completed his habilitation . After taking part in the war and being a prisoner of war , he took over the chair for botany at the TH Darmstadt in 1947 . In 1955 he became professor for pharmacognosy at the University of Marburg , later he was given a chair for protophyte science there .
The Hans-Adolf von Stosch Medal , which is awarded for special merits in the field of phycology , is named after him.
Fonts (selection)
- Investigations into the history of the development of the myxomycetes . Sexuality and apogamy in the Didymiaceans . University thesis. Munich, Phil. II. Sect., Dissertation , 1933 / From: Planta , Volume 23, Issue 5, Würzburg 1935
- Shape and change of shape of the diatom Achnanthes longipes depending on the diet. With special consideration of trace substances. In: Ber. German Bot. Ger. 60, 1942, pp. 2-16.
literature
- Werner Wehrmeyer : Prof. Hans Adolf von Stosch (1908–1987). In memoriam. In: Phycologia Vol. 26, 1987, pp. 505-507 doi : 10.2216 / i0031-8884-26-4-505.1
- Werner Wehrmeyer: To be more than it seems. Hans-Adolf von Stosch, algae researcher . In: Uni-Journal April 2009, p. 49.
Web links
- Literature by and about Hans-Adolf von Stosch in the catalog of the German National Library
- Hans-Adolph von Stosch Medal on the website of the German Botanical Society, Phycology Section
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stosch, Hans-Adolf von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German botanist, phycologist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1987 |