Hans Joachim Fiedler

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Hans Joachim Fiedler (born December 30, 1927 in Düsseldorf ) is a German soil scientist .

Life

From 1945 Fiedler studied chemistry, physics and mineralogy at the University of Jena and after completing his studies in 1949 worked as an assistant and from 1951 to 1957 as an assistant at the Agricultural-Chemical Institute of the University of Jena. He received his doctorate in 1951 in Jena on the subject of ionic effects in ferments, with particular attention to salivary amylase, and completed his habilitation six years later with the thesis The current state of our knowledge about the influence of natural and synthetic chemical compounds on physical soil properties . He then worked as a lecturer for plant nutrition at the University of Rostock and in 1959 became professor with teaching assignment and in the following year professor with chair for soil science and site studies at the TH Dresden . In addition, he became head of the Soil Science and Site Science department, from 1992 Institute for Soil Science in the Faculty of Forestry, Geosciences and Hydro Sciences at the TU Dresden. In 1995 he was a lecturer in soil science at the University of Halle-Wittenberg .

On October 11, 1991, Fiedler joined the Saxon Academy of Sciences in Leipzig as a full member . Fiedler is an honorary member of the German UNESCO Commission .

Publications (selection)

  • 1964: Textbook of Soil Science
  • 1970: Geological basics of soil science and site theory
  • 1973: Forest plant nutrition and fertilization
  • 1973: Methods of soil analysis (2 volumes)
  • 1977: Guide to forest site studies
  • 1984: from rock to ground
  • 1985: Soil systematics
  • 1986: Earth history of Central Europe
  • 1988: Geological-pedological excursion guide Eastern Ore Mountains (2 volumes)
  • 1988: The forest vascular experiment. Part 3. Determination of macro and micronutrients in plant material
  • 1989: The forest soils of the "Weisseritztalhangs" nature reserve: Soil use and soil protection (2 volumes)
  • 1994: The development of location research in Tharandt since the establishment of the Royal Saxon Forest Academy in 1816
  • 2001: Soils and soil functions in ecosystems, landscapes and urban areas
  • 2005: Soil and Landscape

Honors

  • 1988: Honorary doctorate from the University of Munich
  • 1989: Honorary doctorate from the University of Trier
  • 1995: Honorary Doctorate from Uppsala University

literature

  • Fiedler, Hans-Joachim. In: Dorit Petschel : 175 years of TU Dresden. Volume 3: The professors of the TU Dresden 1828–2003. Edited on behalf of the Society of Friends and Supporters of the TU Dresden e. V. von Reiner Pommerin , Böhlau, Cologne a. a. 2003, ISBN 3-412-02503-8 , p. 210.
  • K.-H. Feger and K. Kalbitz: Professor Dr. Hans Joachim Fiedler on his 90th birthday. In: Dresdner Universitätsjournal, 29, No. 1, p. 3.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ unesco.de: Members
personal data
SURNAME Fiedler, Hans Joachim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fiedler, Hans-Joachim; Fiedler, HJ; Fiedler, H.-J.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German soil scientist
DATE OF BIRTH December 30, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Dusseldorf