Hans Molisch

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Hans Molisch, bust of Franz Seifert in the arcade courtyard of the University of Vienna (unveiled 1950)

Hans Molisch (born December 6, 1856 in Brno , † December 8, 1937 in Vienna ) was an Austrian botanist . Its official botanical author's abbreviation is " Molisch ".

Life

From 1876 he studied natural sciences in Vienna, received his doctorate in 1879 and completed his habilitation in 1885. Before he became an associate professor in Graz in 1889 , he undertook a two-year botanical research trip around the world in 1897/98. From 1894 to 1909 he was a full professor at the Karl Ferdinand University in Prague. Subsequently, until his retirement in 1928, he was a full professor of the anatomy and physiology of plants at the University of Vienna and at the same time also head of the Plant Physiological Institute. In Sendai , Japan , he founded the Faculty of Biology at Tōhoku University together with Hatai Shinkishi .

In 1892 he was elected a member of the Leopoldina . From 1930 he belonged to the Prussian Academy of Sciences as a corresponding member. From 1931 to 1937 he was Vice President of the Austrian Academy of Sciences , of which he had been a full member since 1908.

In his function as rector of the University of Vienna in 1926/27, Molisch was responsible for a wave of radicalization among the anti-Semitic and German-national students. The escalating violence against politically dissenters in general and Jewish students in particular was promoted by Molisch and demonstrated by appropriate forbearance in punishing the perpetrators. At the university he was considered an open sponsor of the " swastika people ".

Molisch reaction

Grave of Hans Molisch

The Molisch sample is a general proof of carbohydrates .

Definition of allelopathy

In the year of his death, he defined the biochemical interaction between plants and microorganisms as allelopathy . Its definition is still considered modern, with the exception of microorganisms these days.

Honors

Molisch rests in a grave of honor in the Vienna Central Cemetery (group 32 C, number 14). In 1950, a monument to Molisch was erected in the arcade courtyard of the University of Vienna. In February 1952, Molischgasse in Vienna- Penzing (14th district) was named after him. In addition, the International Allelopathy Society (IAS) awards the so-called Molisch Prize every three years in memory of Molisch to scientists who have made outstanding contributions to the field of allelopathy.

Works

  • Luminous plants (1904)
  • The purple bacteria (1907)
  • The iron bacteria (1910)
  • Microchemistry of Plants (1913)
  • Plant physiology as a theory of gardening (1916)
  • Plant Physiology (1921)
  • Plant Physiology in Japan (1926)
  • In the Land of the Rising Sun (1927)
  • The Lifespan of the Plant (1930)
  • As a naturalist in India (1930)
  • Autobiography (1934)

literature

Web links

Commons : Hans Molisch  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ History of the Institute. The Department of Biology, Tohoku University, archived from the original on March 15, 2014 ; accessed on October 7, 2014 (English).
  2. ^ Members of the previous academies. Hans Molisch. Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences , accessed on May 8, 2015 .
  3. ↑ a b Street names in Vienna since 1860 as “Political Places of Remembrance” (PDF; 4.4 MB), p. 278f, final research project report, Vienna, July 2013
personal data
SURNAME Molisch, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian botanist
DATE OF BIRTH December 6, 1856
PLACE OF BIRTH Brno
DATE OF DEATH December 8, 1937
Place of death Vienna