Karl Schimmelpfennig (agricultural scientist)

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Karl Schimmelpfennig (born October 30, 1901 in Briesen , Krs. Belgard , Pomerania ; † June 20, 1990 in Oldenburg , Lower Saxony) was a German certified farmer and animal breeding director.

Life

Karl Schimmelpfennig was a farmer's son from Pomerania , passed the Abitur examination in Stolp and studied agriculture at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, graduating as a qualified farmer. This was followed by activities on goods in Pomerania, Brandenburg and Silesia. In 1924 he obtained his doctorate in Jena. phil. and trained in the field of cattle breeding in the regions of Brandenburg, Silesia and Lower Saxony (here as an animal breeding inspector in Lüneburg ). In 1930 he became head of breeding in the Oldenburger Herdbuch-Verein and in 1932, after the two previous organizations were merged, he became director of breeding and managing director of the Oldenburger Herdbuchgesellschaft e. V. based in Oldenburg. He stayed that way until the end of 1971.

Due to his responsible work in one of the largest cattle breeding associations, he received several appointments in specialist committees:

Organized in the German Society for Zuchtungskunde (DGfZ) since 1921 , he was a member of the main committee of this association from 1953 to 1972.

Publications (selection)

  • The importance of the Hanoverian horse for Pomeranian horse breeding, with special consideration of the Schivelbein district. Diss. At the Phil. Fac. Jena, 1924, 122 pp.
  • Studies on production inheritance in cattle breeding. In: Züchtungskunde, 18, 1943, H. 2, 33–43
  • 70 years of the Oldenburg Herdbook Society: Lecture on the occasion of of the 70th anniversary of the Oldenburger Herdbuch-Gesellschaft, Oldenburg: Herdbuch-Gesellschaft (OHG), 1950, 36 pp.
  • Experience report from the practice of combating tuberculosis and Abortus Bang: Lecture at the Kuratorium für Rindergesundheitsdienst Oldenburg (Old.), 1953, 37 pp.
  • Cattle breeding and cattle health service in Denmark. Oldenburg: OHG, 1954, 23 pp.
  • About modern problems in cattle breeding. Oldenburg: OHG, 1956, 203 pp.
  • To combat tuberculosis in cattle herds. Leipzig: Hirzel, 1957, 88 p., DAL meeting reports in Berlin, Vol. 6, Issue 8
  • About questions of type and udder assessment in Holstein breeding. In: Wiss. Magazine of the KMU Leipzig, Math.-Naturwiss. Row, 6, 1956/57, 4, pp. 447-452.
  • Holstein breeding in the USA and here, their problems and tendencies. Oldenburg: OHG, 1960, 30 pp.
  • Possibilities of the practical realization of the breeding for life performance in a breeding association and meat performance as a breeding goal in the German cattle breeding (low cattle). Oldenburg: OHG, 1962, 56 pp.
  • Considerations on the current situation of farms with strong cattle farming. Oldenburg: OHG, 1964, 56 pp.

Awards

Appreciation

Schimmelpfennig headed one of the three (after 1945 the two) largest breeding associations for black and white cattle for 40 years. He looked at breeding and breeding goals against the background of economic requirements and business opportunities. The initiative to found the “Central Association of German Black and White Breeders” already came from him. V. ”as the forerunner of the“ Verband Deutscher Schwarzbuntzüchter e. V. “. He suggested the implementation of national animal shows of the "black and white". By consistently redeveloping the herdbook inventory regarding tuberculosis and brucellosis , he promoted sales and, above all, export of breeding animals of his organization. In many lectures and publications, he passed on his many years of experience to breeders and professional colleagues and was in demand as a neutral judge.

literature

  • Gerber, Theophil: Personalities from agriculture and forestry, horticulture and veterinary medicine - Biographisches Lexikon - NORA Berlin, 4th exp. Ed., 2014, p. 678
  • Schröder, Diedrich: Obituary for Dr. Dr. hc Karl Schimmelpfennig. In: Zkde, 62, 1990, 5, 331-332
  • Brade, Wilfried: Personal information

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Website of the Oldenburg Herdbook Society
  2. ^ Association of German cattle breeders
  3. ^ Website of the DGfZ Bonn
personal data
SURNAME Schimmelpfennig, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German graduate farmer and animal breeding director
DATE OF BIRTH October 30, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH Briesen , Krs. Belgard , Pomerania
DATE OF DEATH June 20, 1990
Place of death Oldenburg , Lower Saxony