Ludwig Konrad Albert Koch

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Ludwig Konrad Albert Koch

Ludwig Konrad Albert Koch (born January 27, 1850 in Darmstadt , † May 18, 1938 in Heidelberg ) was a German botanist . His botanical author abbreviation is " LKAKoch ".

Life

Ludwig Konrad Albert Koch was the son of the lawyer Johann Jacob Koch (1805–1886) and his wife Dorothea Wilhelmine, née Schilling (1827–1907). Ludwig Koch studied at the TH Darmstadt and the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg and was awarded a doctorate in Heidelberg on August 8, 1874. phil. PhD . He then became an assistant at the Phytophysiological Institute and Herbarium and then completed his habilitation in Heidelberg on June 4, 1877. After an interim assignment as a lecturer and acting head of the Plant Physiological Institute at the Agricultural Academy in Proskau, Ludwig Konrad Albert Koch worked from the winter semester 1878/79 until 1929 as a botanist in Heidelberg. On February 7, 1882, he became associate professor, on March 15, 1902, honorary professor and on February 21, 1908, full honorary professor at the University of Heidelberg.

On November 29, 1885 he was elected a member ( matriculation no. 2560 ) of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina .

In 1910 he was awarded the Knight's Cross 1st Class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion .

Fonts

  • Abnormal changes in growing plant organs due to shading . Wiegandt & Hempel, Berlin 1872 ( digitized version )
  • Investigations into the development of the Cuscuteen . Marcus, Bonn 1874 ( digitized version )
  • Investigations into the development of the seed of the orobanches . Habilitation thesis, Bernstein, Berlin 1877 ( digitized version )
  • The history of the development of the orobanches, with special attention to their relationship to cultivated plants . Carl Winter's University Bookstore, Heidelberg 1887 ( digitized version )
  • Microscopic analysis of drug powder. An atlas for pharmacists, druggists and pharmacy students. First volume. The bark and wood , Brothers Borntraeger, Leipzig 1901
  • Microscopic analysis of drug powder. An atlas for pharmacists, druggists and pharmacy students. Second volume. The rhizomes, tubers and roots . Borntraeger Brothers, Leipzig 1903 ( digitized version )
  • Microscopic analysis of drug powder. An atlas for pharmacists, druggists and pharmacy students. Third volume. The herbs, leaves and flowers . Borntraeger Brothers, Leipzig 1906 ( digitized version )
  • Microscopic analysis of drug powder. An atlas for pharmacists, druggists and pharmacy students. Fourth volume. The seeds and fruits . Borntraeger Brothers, Leipzig 1908 ( digitized version )
  • Introduction to microscopic analysis of drug powders. A guide to studying plant powders. For self-study as well as for use in practical courses at universities for pharmacists, large pharmacists, medical officers, students of pharmacy, etc. , Brothers Borntraeger, Berlin 1906 ( digitized )

literature

  • Dagmar Drüll: Heidelberger Gelehrtenlexikon 1803-1932, 2nd edition, 2019, p. 432
  • Willi Ule : History of the Imperial Leopoldine-Carolinian German Academy of Natural Scientists during the years 1852–1887. With a look back at the earlier times of its existence . Commissioned by Wilhelm Engelmann in Leipzig, Halle 1889, supplements and additions to Neigebaur's history, p. 225 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).

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personal data
SURNAME Koch, Ludwig Konrad Albert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German botanist
DATE OF BIRTH January 27, 1850
PLACE OF BIRTH Darmstadt
DATE OF DEATH May 18, 1938
Place of death Heidelberg