Emil Heitz

Emil Heitz (born 19 October 1892 in Strasbourg, then part of the German Empire - died 8 July 1965 in Lugano, Switzerland) was a German-Swiss botanist and geneticist.[1]

In 1928, Heitz detected differences along chromosomes that correlated with linear arrangement of genes, suggesting the terms euchromatin and heterochromatin for differences detectable by suitable chromosomal stains.[2][3] His subsequent studies developed what he called cytological genetics, laying the ground for what is now termed cytogenetics.

In November 1933 Heitz was a signatory of the Vow of allegiance of the Professors of the German Universities and High-Schools to Adolf Hitler and the National Socialistic State.

In 1955, Heitz was the first winner of the Schleiden Medal.[4]

References
  1. "Historical Dictionary of Switzerland - Heitz, Emil". Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  2. Heitz, Emil (1928). "Das Heterochromatin der Moose". Jahrbücher für Wissenschaftliche Botanik. 69: 762–818.
  3. Passarge, E (March 1979). "Emil Heitz and the concept of heterochromatin: longitudinal chromosome differentiation was recognized fifty years ago". American Journal of Human Genetics. 31 (2): 106–15. PMC 1685768. PMID 377956.
  4. "Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Schleiden Medal - Laureate". Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
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