Karl Stahr

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Karl Stahr (born May 5, 1945 in Neumarkt , Silesia) is a German agricultural scientist .

Life

After graduating from high school in Bad Cannstatt , Stahr studied geology at the University of Stuttgart and graduated as a geologist in 1969. After a three-year doctoral period at the Institute for Soil Science at the University of Hohenheim, he obtained his doctorate at the University of Stuttgart. rer. nat. 1972. He then moved to the Institute for Soil Science and Forest Nutrition at the University of Freiburg im Breisgau as a scientific assistant . The habilitation with Venia legendi in soil science took place in 1979 in Freiburg, where he was appointed private lecturer. In 1980 Stahr accepted the position as professor for regional soil science at the Institute for Ecology at the TU Berlin , in 1988 he followed the call as professor for general soil science with rock science at the University of Hohenheim . He held this position until his retirement in 2013. Teaching positions took him to the universities of FU Berlin, Freiburg, Tübingen and Stuttgart.

Scientifically, Stahr is concerned with soil development, including paleo soils, in southwest Germany; geological site studies in Central Europe; Soil mineralogy , particularly rare soil minerals; Development of the carbon and nitrogen balance in agro-ecosystems ; Emission of climate-relevant gases from soils; and soil development, soil distribution and geological geography in tropical and subtropical areas

Administrative functions

  • 1987 Dean of Faculty 14 at TU Berlin
  • 1989 GD and deputy of the Institute for Soil Science and Site Science
  • 2000–2002 Dean Faculty of Plant Production and Landscape Ecology
  • 2002–2006 Vice Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
  • Temporary member of the Grand Senate and the Senate (Univ. Freiburg, TU Berlin, Univ. Hohenheim)
  • Temporarily managing director (Institute for Ecology, TU Berlin; Institute for Soil Science and Site Studies, Univ. Hohenheim).
  • Head of various appointment commissions
  • Member of the experimental station committee

Memberships

  • German Soil Science Society (Commission Chairman, Vice President, President)
  • International Soil Science Union (Chair Division I, Commission Chairman and Deputy)
  • German clay and clay mineral society
  • German and international Quaternary Association
  • Upper Rhine Geological Association
  • Association for forest location research
  • Natural Research Society of Freiburg im Breisgau
  • Society for Natural History in Württemberg

literature

  • Ulrich Fellmeth , K. Quast: The academic teachers at the University of Hohenheim 1968-2005 . Stuttgart 2008, p. 416.

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personal data
SURNAME Stahr, Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stahr, Wolfgang Karl (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German agricultural scientist and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH May 5, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Neumarkt , Silesia