Otto Siegel

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Otto Siegel (born June 12, 1909 in Lichtenegg , Württemberg ; † May 13, 1987 in Speyer ) was a German agricultural chemist.

Life

Siegel, the son of a landlord, studied natural sciences at the universities of Freiburg, Munich and Tübingen, then agriculture in Hohenheim , where he received his doctorate in 1936 under Kurt Maiwald with a thesis on the basics of the most efficient manure preparation. In 1939 he completed his habilitation in Hohenheim with a paper on humus substances in stable manure . He then worked for several years as a private lecturer in Hohenheim. From 1951 to 1975 he was director of the agricultural investigation and research institute in Speyer .

In Speyer, questions of plant nutrition and fertilization were the focus of his activities. He was particularly interested in the supply of nutrients to individual crops (especially wine, tobacco and potatoes). Since 1953 he has given lectures on agricultural chemistry at the University of Mainz. In 1964 he was appointed associate professor there.

From 1968 to 1976 Siegel was President of the Association of German Agricultural Inspection and Research Institutes (VDLUFA). The association recognized his services in 1976 with the award of the Sprengel-Liebig Medal in gold and honorary membership. As early as 1975 he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit with ribbon. In 1977 he received the "Great Golden Decoration of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria" from the Austrian Federal President.

Fonts (selection)

• Experimental basics for the most appropriate manure preparation under rural conditions . Diss. Agricultural University of Hohenheim 1936. Zugl. in: Journal of Plant Nutrition, Fertilization and Soil Science, Vol. 43, 1936, pp. 186–220.
• The humus substances in stable manure, their purpose, importance and development during rotting . Habil.-Schr. Agricultural University of Hohenheim 1939. Zugl. in: Soil Science and Plant Nutrition Vol. 18 (63), 1940, pp. 168-214.
• Fertilization in viticulture . In: Handbook of plant nutrition and fertilization. Published by Hans Linser, Vol. 3: The fertilization of cultivated plants. Springer-Verlag Wien-New York 1965, pp. 894-916.
• Festschrift for the 100th anniversary of the Agricultural Investigation and Research Institute Speyer . Published by Otto Siegel and colleagues. Speyer 1975 (with list of publications).
• Is plant cultivation without mineral fertilizers and without plant treatment agents an alternative? . Publishing company for arable farming Kassel 1982.

literature

• Prof. Dr. habil. Otto Siegel died . In: Communications from the Association of German Agricultural Investigations and Research Institutes (VDLUFA) 1987, no. 1, pp. 9-11.