Erich von Tschermak

Erich Tschermak, Edler von Seysenegg (15 November 1871 – 11 October 1962) was an Austrian agronomist who developed several new disease-resistant crops, including wheat-rye and oat hybrids. He was a son of the Moravia-born mineralogist Gustav Tschermak von Seysenegg. His maternal grandfather was the famous botanist, Eduard Fenzl, who taught Gregor Mendel botany during his student days in Vienna.

Erich von Tschermak
Erich Tschermak-Seysenegg
Born15 November 1871
Vienna, Austrian Empire
Died11 October 1962 (aged 90)
Vienna, Austria
NationalityAustria
Scientific career
FieldsAgronomy
Doctoral advisorKarl Wilhelm von Nägeli

He received his doctorate from the University of Halle, Germany, in 1896. Tschermak accepted a teaching position at the University of Agricultural Sciences Vienna in 1901, and became professor there five years later, in 1906. Von Tschermak is one of four men—see also Hugo de Vries, Carl Correns and William Jasper Spillman—who independently rediscovered Gregor Mendel's work on genetics. Von Tschermak published his findings in June, 1900. His works in genetics were largely influenced by his brother Armin von Tschermak-Seysenegg.[1]

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References
  1. Simunek, M.; Hoßfeld, U.; Wissemann, V. (2011). "'Rediscovery' revised - the cooperation of Erich and Armin von Tschermak-Seysenegg in the context of the 'rediscovery' of Mendel's laws in 1899-19011". Plant Biology. 13 (6): 835–841. doi:10.1111/j.1438-8677.2011.00491.x. PMID 21972912.
  • Monaghan, F; Corcos A (1986). "Tschermak: a non-discoverer of Mendelism. I. An historical note". J. Hered. UNITED STATES. 77 (3): 468–9. ISSN 0022-1503. PMID 3549880.
  • Monaghan, F V; Corcos A F (1987). "Tschermak: a non-discoverer of mendelism. II. A critique". J. Hered. UNITED STATES. 78 (3): 208–10. ISSN 0022-1503. PMID 3302014.
  • SCHUBERT, G (December 1952). "In memoriam Prof. Armin Tschermak-Seysenegg". Wien. Klin. Wochenschr. Not Available. 64 (50): 966. ISSN 0043-5325. PMID 13049817.


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