Wilhelm Detmer

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Wilhelm Alexander Detmer (born April 11, 1850 in Hamburg ; † December 12, 1930 there ) was a German plant physiologist.

Life

Wilhelm Detmer studied agriculture at the Hohenheim Agricultural University from 1868 . In 1870 he moved to the University of Leipzig , where he received his doctorate in soil science under Wilhelm Knop in 1871 . In 1872 he moved to the University of Halle . In 1875 he completed his habilitation in plant physiology at the University of Jena . Initially a private lecturer, he was appointed associate professor at the Botanical Institute in Jena in 1879, and in 1925 he was appointed full professor of soil science , seed physiology and plant physiology. In 1925 he retired. In 1883 he was elected a member of the Leopoldina .

Detmer worked in particular in the field of germ physiology. He also wrote textbooks on soil science and plant physiology.

Awards

  • Appointment as councilor
  • Appointment to the Honorary Old Lord of the Corps Rheno-Guestphalia Leipzig

Fonts

  • The natural humus bodies of the soil and their agricultural importance , 1871
  • Physiological-chemical studies on the germination of oleaginous seeds and the vegetation of Zea mays , 1875
  • The scientific foundations of general agricultural soil science , 1876
  • Comparative Physiology of the Seed Germination Process , 1880
  • Plant Physiology Textbook , 1883
  • The plant physiological internship , 2nd edition 1895
  • Botanical Walks in Brazil - Travel Sketches and Vegetation Pictures , 1897
  • Botanical and Agricultural Studies on Java , 1907

literature

  • Theophil Gerber: personalities from agriculture, forestry, horticulture and veterinary medicine. Biographical Lexicon. Volume 1: A-L. 3rd, exp. Edition. NORA Verlagsgemeinschaft Dyck & Westerheide, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-936735-67-3 , p. 136.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Member entry of Wilhelm Alexander Detmer at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on September 13, 2016.
  2. ↑ a b Erwin Willmann (Ed.): Directory of the old Rudolstädter Corps students. (AH. List of the RSC.) , 1928 edition, No. 789
personal data
SURNAME Detmer, Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Detmer, Wilhelm Alexander
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German plant physiologist
DATE OF BIRTH April 11, 1850
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg
DATE OF DEATH December 12, 1930
Place of death Hamburg