Willy Cullmann

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Willy Cullmann

Willy (Wilhelm) Cullmann (born June 8, 1905 in Münnerstadt , Germany ; † January 29, 1992 in Menton , France ) was a German non-fiction author. Cullmann mainly dealt with cactus plants and had a large collection of cacti. Its official botanical author's abbreviation is " Cullmann ".

Live and act

He made a name for himself as an expert in columnar cacti . He was very successful in raising, describing and naming newly discovered species. He received the seeds from researchers directly in South America , for example from Friedrich Ritter . Cullmann was a founding member of the International Organization for Succulent Research IOS (Zurich, 1950) and is the author of the reference work "Kakteen" (1963, Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart).

Dedication names

According to him, the genre were Cullmannia Distefano and Thrixanthocereus cullmannianus F.Ritter named.

Fonts

  • with Heinz Balzer: Cacti, our hobby. Introduction to cactus science and instructions for successful cactus culture. Ulmer, Stuttgart 1963.
  • with Heinz Balzer: The Heyne cactus book. Heyne, Munich 1968.
  • Cacti: Introduction to cactus science and instructions for successful cactus culture. Ulmer, Stuttgart 1972.
  • with Erich Götz, Gerhard Gröner: Cacti: Culture, Propagation and Care. Lexicon of genera and species. Ulmer, Stuttgart 1984.
  • with Erich Götz, Gerhard Gröner: The Encyclopedia of Cacti. Alpha books, Sherborne 1986, ISBN 0-906670-37-3 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names . Extended Edition. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Free University Berlin Berlin 2018. [1]

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personal data
SURNAME Cullmann, Willy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cullmann, Wilhelm (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German non-fiction author and cactus breeder
DATE OF BIRTH June 8, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Münnerstadt , Germany
DATE OF DEATH January 29, 1992
Place of death Menton , France