Wilhelm Vischer (botanist)
Wilhelm Vischer (5 January 1890 in Basel – 2 June 1960 in Basel) [1] was a Swiss botanist whose areas of interest were algae and spermatophytes.
Wilhelm Vischer | |
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| Born | 5 January 1890 Basel |
| Died | 2 June 1960 (aged 70) Basel |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Occupation | botanist |
| Known for | phycology |
He studied medicine in Geneva and Basel, and natural sciences in Munich, where in 1914 he obtained his PhD. At the University of Munich, he was a student of Karl Ritter von Goebel. Following graduation, with Robert Hippolyte Chodat, he participated in a botanical excursion to Paraguay. After his return to Switzerland, he spent several years in Geneva (1914–1919), working on plants that were collected in Paraguay.[2]
Beginning in 1919 he worked as a botanist at the rubber research station in Buitenzorg, Java. In 1924 he qualified as a lecturer at the University of Basel, where from 1928 to 1960, he served as an associate professor of botany.[2]
In 1937 Adolf Pascher named the algae genus Vischeria in his honour.[2][3]
Selected publications
- La Végétation du Paraguay. Résultats Scientifiques d'une Mission Botanique Suisse au Paraguay, with Robert Hippolyte Chodat, 1927 (Google Books).
- Études mycologiques faites au Parc national suisse, Jules Favre, Wilhelm Vischer, Fritz Heinis, 1945.
References
- Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz biography
- BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
- AlgaeBase Vischeria
- IPNI. Vischer.
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to Wilhelm Vischer |
- IPNI List of taxa described & co-described by Vischer.
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