Max Hollrung

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Max Hollrung (1926)

Max Hollrung (born October 25, 1858 in Hosterwitz near Dresden ; † May 5, 1937 in Halle (Saale) ) was a German phytomedicist . As the first university lecturer in Germany to be appointed for this subject, he made a significant contribution to expanding the teaching of plant diseases and plant protection at universities. Its official botanical author's abbreviation is " Hollrung ".

Live and act

Hollrung, the son of a master bricklayer, studied natural sciences, especially chemistry, and received his doctorate from the University of Leipzig in 1882 . In the winter of 1878/79 he became a member of the Leipzig University Choir of St. Pauli (now the German Choir ). After working as an assistant for three years at the agricultural chemical research station in Halle (Saale) , he took part in a research expedition to New Guinea from 1886 to 1888 . After his return, Julius Kühn assigned him the newly established research center for nematode control at the Agricultural Institute of the University of Halle . From 1898 Hollrung was head of the test station for plant protection of the Chamber of Agriculture of the Province of Saxony in Halle / Saale. In 1905, at the request of Julius Kühn, he was given the newly created " Lektorat für Pflanzenkrankheiten " at the University of Halle / S. transfer. In this office he worked until 1930. From 1889 Hollrung held the title of professor.

He promoted the independent development of phytomedical science primarily through his " Handbook of chemical agents against plant diseases " (first edition 1898) and through his " Annual reports on innovations and achievements in the field of plant diseases " (1898–1913) . Hollrung was the head of the first research center in the field of plant protection and the first full-time university professor for this subject in Germany. As a researcher, he played a major role in testing copper salts as a pesticide, in studying the diseases of grapevines and potatoes . Throughout his life he looked for ways to practice preventive plant protection, especially with agricultural and plant cultivation measures. Many of his attempts to develop biological plant protection measures were not recognized until after his death.

Major works

  • Annual report on innovations and achievements in the field of plant diseases . Edited by Max Hollrung. Verlag Paul Parey Berlin Vol. 1–16, 1898–1913.
  • Manual of chemical remedies for plant diseases. Manufacturing and application on a large scale . Publisher Paul Parey Berlin 1898; 2nd ext. u. verb. Ed. Under the title The means to combat plant diseases , ibid. 1914; 3. completely redesigned. Edition ibid. 1923.
  • Brief instructions for the detection, assessment, prevention and elimination of the most important plant diseases . Verlag Jänecke Hannover 1907 = Library of the whole agriculture H. 23.
  • The pathological conditions of the seeds, their causes and remedies . In: Kühn Archive Vol. 8, 1919, pp. 1–352. - Zugl. in book trade: Verlag Paul Parey Berlin 1919.
  • The detection of field, meadow and willow grass weeds taking into account their inflorescences. Prepared for use by working farmers . In: Scientific Archives for Agriculture, Dept. A, Archives for Plant Cultivation, Vol. 2, 1929, pp. 563–703. - Zugl. in book trade: Verlag Julius Springer Berlin 1930.
  • 100 years of potato disease. A critical review . In: Kühn-Archiv Vol. 33, 1932, pp. 29-122. Zugl. in book trade: Verlag Hall. News Hall / S. 1932.

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  1. ↑ Complete directory of the Pauliner from summer 1822 to summer 1938, Leipzig 1938, page 70
personal data
SURNAME Hollrung, Max
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German phytomedicist
DATE OF BIRTH October 25, 1858
PLACE OF BIRTH Hosterwitz near Dresden
DATE OF DEATH May 5, 1937
Place of death Halle (Saale)