Hans Martin Jahns

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Hans Martin Jahns (born June 3, 1941 in Holzminden ; † November 5, 2017 in Bad Homburg ) was a German biologist and a specialist in the morphology , development , ecology and systematics of lichens . He was best known for his book Farne , Moose , Lichen , first published in 1980 and translated into numerous European languages. His botanical-mycological author's abbreviation is Jahns .

Hans Martin Jahns studied biology at the Philipps University of Marburg from 1960 to 1967 , where he completed the first phase of his training with the acquisition of a doctorate through a dissertation on studies on the history of the development of the Cladoniaceen . He then moved to the Netherlands , where he worked at the Botanical Institute of the University of Groningen , most recently as managing director. In 1973 he switched to a botany professorship at the University of Frankfurt am Main , where he completed his habilitation in 1975 . In 1987 Jahns was appointed to the Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf . Jahns researched and taught in Düsseldorf until his retirement in 2006, where he was managing director of the Botanical Institute and director of the Düsseldorf Botanical Garden .

In an obituary from the University of Düsseldorf it was said: “The book Lichenes. An introduction to lichen studies. (Henssen & Jahns, 1974) was considered a milestone in the developmental morphology of lichens and received the highest recognition in specialist circles around the world. His book Farne, Moose, Flechten (Jahns, 1980) has been translated into many languages ​​and, with its excellent photos, represented a forerunner of today's popular science guides. "

Hans Martin Jahns was married to the historian Sigrid Jahns .

Fonts (selection)

  • Ferns, mosses, lichens of Central, Northern and Western Europe. BLV, Munich, Vienna and Zurich, 4th, revised edition 1995, ISBN 978-3-405-13458-7 .
  • with Christiaan van den Hoek and David G. Mann: Algae. Thieme, Stuttgart and New York, 3rd, revised edition 1993, ISBN 978-3-13-551103-0 .
  • with Aino Henssen : Lichenes. An introduction to lichen studies. Thieme, Stuttgart 1974, ISBN 978-3-13-496601-5
  • Investigations into the history of the development of the Cladoniaceen. With special consideration of the podium problem. Marburg, Faculty of Natural Sciences, dissertation from January 31, 1968.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Prof. i. R. Dr. Hans Martin Jahns passed away. Obituary on the server of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf from November 14, 2017
  2. ↑ Jahns, H. Martin (fl. 1977) at the IPNI , accessed on November 18, 2017
  3. ↑ Obituary notice in Frankfurter Rundschau No. 265 of November 15, 2017, p. 36
personal data
SURNAME Jahns, Hans Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German botanist
DATE OF BIRTH June 3, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Holzminden
DATE OF DEATH 5th November 2017
Place of death Bad Homburg vor der Höhe