Karl von Tubeuf

Carl or Karl von Tubeuf FLS HFRSE (20 January 1862, in Amorbach – 8 February 1941, in Munich) was a German forestry scientist, mycologist and plant pathologist.

Karl von Tubeuf

Tubeufstrasse in Munich is named after him.

Life

He was born in Amorbach on 20 January 1862 the son of Simon Anton Freiherr von Tubeuf (1822-1870), and his wife, Luise von Ploennies. He was educated at the Maximilian Gymnasium in Munich.

He then studied forestry at the Forestry College in Aschaffenburg and at the University of Munich, where in 1888 he qualified as a lecturer. From 1902 to 1933 he was a professor of forestry science at the University of Munich.[1][2]

Family

His brother was Anton von Tubeuf.

He was a son-in-law to forestry scientist Robert Hartig (1839–1901).

Botanical Recognition

The fungi genus Tubeufia (Penz. & Sacc., 1897; family Tubeufiaceae) commemorates his name.[1]

Published works

HIs book Pflanzenkrankheiten durch kryptogame Parasiten verursacht, (1895) was later translated into English and published as Diseases of plants induced by cryptogamic parasites (1897). Other noted works by Tubeuf include:

  • Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Baumkrankheiten, 1888 – Contributions to the knowledge of tree diseases.
  • Samen, Früchte und Keimlinge der in Deutschland heimischen oder eingeführten forstlichen Culturpflanzen, 1891 – Seeds, fruit and seedlings of domestic and imported forest-cultivated plants.
  • Die Haarbildungen der Coniferen, 1896 – Hair formations of conifers.
  • Die Nadelhölzer mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der in Mitteleuropa winterharten Arten, 1897 – Conifers, with special consideration given to the hardy species in Central Europe.
  • Der echte Hausschwamm und andere das Bauholz zerstörende Pilze (2nd edition, 1902) – Dry rot and other timber-destroying fungi.
  • Monographie der Mistel, 1923 – Monograph on mistletoe.[3]
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References
  1. BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
  2. Thibaut - Zycha / edited by Walther Killy Dictionary of German Biography
  3. Carl von Tubeuf de.Wikisource
  4. IPNI.  Tubeuf.
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