Wilhelm Elias of Ahles
Wilhelm Elias von Ahles (born September 2, 1829 in Neckarburken near Mosbach , † August 29, 1900 in Stuttgart ) was a German botanist . Its botanical author abbreviation is " Ahles ".
Life
After studying natural sciences in Heidelberg , Zurich and Jena , Ahles initially worked as a teacher at the grammar school and later as a private lecturer in Heidelberg. In 1866 he followed a call to the Polytechnic School Stuttgart (from 1890 Technical University) as professor for botany and pharmacognosy . In addition, he gave lectures on botany at the royal Württemberg veterinary school in Stuttgart and was for a long time chairman of the pharmaceutical examination commission. On April 12, 1876 , Ahles was elected a member of the Leopoldina , was awarded the Knight's Cross First Class of the Order of the Württemberg Crown in 1881 and was Rector of the Technical University in 1895/96 . He was also a co-founder and chairman of the Württemberg horticultural association, which had existed since 1878. In 1899, at the age of 70, he resigned from all his offices and dignities.
In addition to articles in specialist journals, his literary work also included the renewal of textbooks, he took care of the 7th edition of Seubert's textbook on all of botany and the 5th edition of Seubert's Outline of Botany , as well as the publication of botanical blackboards.
Honors
The lichen genus Ahlesia Fuckel is named after him.
Works (selection)
- Four enemies of agriculture. The ergot and the rust of the grain. The potato and grape disease. (Powdery mildew, honeydew, soot, etc.) At the same time as an explanation of the four wall panels of the plant diseases . Eugen Ulmer, Ravensburg 1874, urn : nbn: de: bvb: 12-bsb11188090-0 .
- Common edible and harmful mushrooms. With a few microscopic dissections and explanatory text for use in school and at home (= Our more important poisonous plants with their vegetable dissections . Part II). JF Schreiber, Eßlingen 1876 ( diglib.bis.uni-oldenburg.de ).
literature
- R. Krauss: Ahles, Wilhelm (von) . In: Anton Bettelheim (Hrsg.): Biographisches Jahrbuch and Deutscher Nekrolog . tape 5 . Georg Reimer, Berlin 1903, p. 33-34 ( archive.org ).
- Jan-Peter Frahm , Jens Eggers: Ahles, Wilhelm Elias von (1829-1900) . In: Lexicon of German-speaking bryologists . 2nd Edition. Selbstverlag / BoD, 2001, ISBN 3-8311-0986-9 , p. 12-13 .
- Ahles, Wilhelm (Elias) von . In: Rudolf Vierhaus (Ed.): German Biographical Encyclopedia (DBE) . 2., revised. and extended edition. tape 1 : Aachen – Braniss . De Gruyter / KG Saur, Berlin / Boston / Munich 2005, ISBN 3-11-094657-2 , p. 75 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Ahles, Wilhelm Elias von (1829–1900). In the International Plant Names Index , accessed December 10, 2016.
- ↑ Court and State Manual of the Kingdom of Württemberg . Born in 1886/87. W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1887, p. 26 ( archive.org ).
- ↑ Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names - Extended Edition. Part I and II. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin , Freie Universität Berlin , Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5 doi: 10.3372 / epolist2018 .
Web links
- Wilhelm Elias von Ahles at the Baden-Württemberg State Archives (leobw)
- Member entry of Wilhelm Elias von Ahles at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on December 12, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ahles, Wilhelm Elias von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ahles, Wilhelm; Ahles, Wilhelm von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German botanist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 2, 1829 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neckarburken near Mosbach |
| DATE OF DEATH | 29th August 1900 |
| Place of death | Stuttgart |