Oskar Sebald

Oskar Hugo Sebald (born September 7, 1929 in Geislingen an der Steige ; † February 16, 2017 in Ludwigsburg ) was a German botanist . Its botanical author abbreviation is " Sebald ".

Life

Oskar Hugo Sebald was the son of Oskar Sebald and his wife Marie geb. Swiss. He became interested in the plants of his homeland on the Swabian Alb from an early age . He was also promoted at the grammar school by his teacher Rudolf Hauff. He studied biology and geography in Tübingen and Stuttgart. He received his doctorate in 1955 with a thesis on the mineral content and the pH value in forest plants. He married Elfriede Kühn on February 16, 1952. They had a son and a daughter. After graduating, he worked at the Forest Research Institute in Stuttgart-Weilimdorf am Fasanengarten. When this was relocated to Freiburg, he moved to the State Museum of Natural History in Stuttgart on February 15, 1962 . He worked here until his retirement at the end of 1991, most recently as deputy director. He died on the day of his iron wedding, on February 16, 2017 in Ludwigsburg.

Services

His main interests were the distribution and socialization of the native plants. But he also worked in the scheme and published important papers on the African mint Otostegia , Leucas , Becium and Ocimum . Among the native plants, it was especially the genera Carex and Valeriana that interested him. His main work were the eight volumes of The Farn and Flowering Plants of Baden-Württemberg , which were published by Eugen Ulmer in Stuttgart from 1990 to 1998 . His knowledge of plant sociology also made it possible to create several vegetation maps in Württemberg or to supplement others. Particular attention was paid to the parts of the botanical collection, which he brought together after the war losses and which he increased significantly by acquiring herbaria and his own collections inside and outside Europe. Sebald was also a consultant for nature conservation at the Society for Natural History in Württemberg for many years . He paid particular attention to the areas in the Irndorfer Hardt nature reserve . He observed the development of the vegetation there and published the changes. The society made him an honorary member for his services.

Works

• O.Sebald, S.Seybold, G. Philippi, A. Wörz: The fern and flowering plants of Baden-Württemberg . Vol. 1-8, Stuttgart, 1990-1998.
• O.Sebald: The medicinal valerian (Valeriana officinalis agg.) In Württemberg . In: Jh. Ges. Naturk. Württ., 132, p. 152-168, 1977.
• O.Sebald: Observations on permanent squares during the years 1980 to 1990 in the Irndorfer Hardt nature reserve (southwestern Danube Alb) . In: Jh. Ges. Naturk. Württ. 147, p. 97-168, Stuttgart 1992.
• O.Sebald: The genus Becium Lindley (Lamiaceae) in Africa and on the Arabian Peninsula . (Part I and II) :. In: Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk. A 419 (1988) and A 437 (1989).

Honors

Two plant species bear his name: Cineraria sebaldii Cufod. 1968 and Leucas sebaldiana Sunojk. 2005.

literature

• Siegmund Seybold: Oskar Sebald (1929–2017) In: Jh. Ges. Naturkde. Württemberg 173, p. 165-168. Stuttgart 2017.

Web links

• Author entry and list of the plant names described for Oskar Sebald at the IPNI