Walter Schumacher (botanist)
Walter Schumacher (born July 3, 1901 in Pforzheim ; † February 7, 1976 in Bonn ) was a German botanist and university professor .
Live and act
In 1938 Schumacher was appointed to the Botanical Institute of the University of Bonn and in 1947 as director of the Botanical Institute and the Botanical Garden . He contributed to the restoration of the university's botanical garden, which was destroyed in World War II. In 1969 he retired.
Schumacher worked for many years on the standard work for university students of botany , the university textbook " Strasburger ". In the 22. – 28. Edition (1944–1962) he was responsible for the “Physiology” section.
Works
- A contribution to the knowledge of the metabolism of variegated plants. In: Planta. Vol. 5, pp. 161-231; Springer, Berlin 1928 (Leipzig, Phil. Diss., 1928)
- Death and immortality in the plant world. Plant protection as a borderline science. [NSDAP., NSD.-Dozentbund], [Bonn] 1939 (Lectures in the plenary meetings of the lecturers of the University of Bonn organized by the NSD.-Dozentbund; Issues 1 and 2)
Honors
- Schumacher-Weg (since 1996) in the Bonn Botanical Garden
Web links
- Literature by and about Walter Schumacher in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ University of Bonn - Botany in Bonn - History of the Botanical Institutes
- ↑ A garden with history: The path names in the Bonn Botanical Garden (Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität) ( Memento of the original from March 14, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Walter Schumacher. In: History of the Botanical Garden of the University (Bonn) ( Memento of the original from June 12, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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SURNAME | Schumacher, Walter |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German botanist and university professor |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 3, 1901 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Pforzheim |
DATE OF DEATH | 7th February 1976 |
Place of death | Bonn |