Willy Floessner
Willy Flößner (born November 28, 1898 in Nossen ; † June 5, 1979 in Olbernhau ) was a German florist .
Life
As a 16-year-old student at the Nossen teacher training college, he discovered his passion for collecting plants while setting up a herbarium. He left his extensive collection to the University of Jena . In addition to his job as an elementary and special school teacher, his special field of work was research into the deciduous and liverworts as well as the lichens between Zwickauer and Freiberg Mulde , about which he published several times.
Honors
- Badge of honor for local history achievements in gold
- Johannes R. Becher Medal
- Pestalozzi medal for faithful service
- 1974: Leibniz Medal for his services to plant mapping in the Ore Mountains
literature
- Paul Roder / Erich Lorenz : Willy Flößner - a meritorious florist , in: Sächsische Heimatblätter 25 (1979), p. 289.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Raftner, Willy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German botanist (florist) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 28, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nossen |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th June 1979 |
| Place of death | Olbernhau |