Wilhelm Pfaff (botanist)
Wilhelm Pfaff (born March 9, 1859 in Sibiu , † December 9, 1933 in Bozen ) was an Austrian botanist .
Life
The brother of Leopold Pfaff studied from 1877 at the University of Vienna and at the University of Innsbruck law and became 1882 Dr. jur. PhD. From 1883 he was a trainee lawyer in Bolzano until 1907 . Then, as a private citizen and curator of the Natural History Museum in Trento, he only devoted himself to his botanical interests. His main interest was in the border areas between botany and folklore and plant phenology and floristry in South Tyrol .
Works (selection)
- Guide through the parks and promenades of Bolzano and Gries . Innsbruck 1912, OCLC 255770749 . (on-line)
- The ice holes in Überetsch, their vegetation and flora . Innsbruck 1933, OCLC 688408176 . (on-line)
literature
- B. Mahlknecht, H. Riedl: Pfaff, Wilhelm. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 8, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1983, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2 , p. 24.
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| SURNAME | Pfaff, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 9, 1859 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sibiu |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 9, 1933 |
| Place of death | Bolzano |