Julius Münter
Andreas Heinrich August Julius Münter (born November 14, 1815 in Nordhausen ; † February 2, 1885 in Greifswald ) was a German physician, botanist, zoologist and university professor.
Life
After attending grammar schools in Nordhausen and Mühlhausen , Münter studied medicine in Berlin and received his doctorate in 1841. In 1844 he was elected a member of the Leopoldina .
After his habilitation in 1848, he went the following year as an associate professor for botany at the University of Greifswald and at the same time received a position as a lecturer for natural history at the Agricultural Academy in Eldena . In 1851 he received the full professorship for botany and zoology and became director of the botanical garden and the zoological museum in Greifswald. In 1870 he was elected rector of the university for one year.
Münter was a member of the natural science association for New Western Pomerania and Rügen .
In 1853, Münter was awarded an honorary doctorate in philosophy by the University of Rostock . In 1865 he was awarded the Red Eagle Order, 4th Class , in 1876 with the Crown Order, 3rd Class , and in 1884 with the honorary title of a Privy Councilor .
After his death, a memorial stone was placed in Greifswald in 1886.
He was married to Bertha von Reder; no children were born from the marriage. His sister Lina was married to the Greifswald law professor Karl Häberlin (1813–1898).
Fonts (selection)
- Observationes Phytophysiologicae. Berlin 1841. ( digitized in the digital library Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)
- The diseases of the potatoes, especially the wet rot that ruled the pandemic in 1845 . Berlin 1846
- About the herring of the Pomeranian coasts and the branches of industry adjoining them. Bonn 1863.
- with Reinhold Wilhelm Buchholz : About Balanus improvisus Darw. var. gryphycus Münter. Contribution to the carcinological fauna of Germany. In: Communications from the scientific associations for New Western Pomerania and Rügen . Volume 1 (1). Berlin 1869, pp. 1-40 ( archives ).
- Walthierbones preserved in various churches, castles and town halls in Pomerania. Greifswald 1874.
See also
literature
- Lothar fights : Münter, Julius (1815–1885) . In: Dirk Alvermann , Nils Jörn (Hrsg.): Biographisches Lexikon für Pommern . Volume 2 (= publications of the Historical Commission for Pomerania. Series V, Volume 48.2). Böhlau Verlag, Cologne Weimar Vienna 2015, ISBN 978-3-412-22541-4 , pp. 189–192.
- Theodor Pyl : Münter, Julius . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 23, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1886, p. 37.
Web links
- Works by Julius Münter in the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Digital Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Member entry of Julius Münter at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on February 21, 2018.
- ^ Directory of the members of the scientific association for New Western Pomerania and Rügen (1869)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Hugo Pernice | Rector of the University of Greifswald 1870 |
Heinrich Limpricht |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Münter, Julius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Münter, Andreas August Julius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German botanist, zoologist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 14, 1815 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nordhausen |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 2, 1885 |
| Place of death | Greifswald |