Fritz von Wettstein
Fritz von Wettstein | |
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| Born | Friedrich Wettstein, Ritter von Westersheim June 24, 1896 Tirol, Austria |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | University of Göttingen Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich |
Friedrich Wettstein, Ritter von Westersheim (24 June 1895 in Prague – 12 February 1945 in Trins, Tirol) was an Austrian botanist.
Academic career
Fritz Wettstein was the son of
Berlin-Dahlem
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Wettstein made a major contribution to botanical and genetical science. He worked especially on
fireweed. Following Erwin Baur at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institut, Berlin-Dahlem, he investigated hybrids and polyploids of mosses, and advanced the understanding of the relationships and characteristics of polyploid forms.[1]
Political implications
Wettstein has been criticised because at international scientific conferences before the war he defended National Socialist racial ideas.[2]
Works
- Morphologie und Physiologie des Formwechsels der Moose auf genetischer Grundlage (1924)
- Über plasmatische Vererbung sowie Plasma-und Genwirkung (1930)
- Genetik (1932)
- Karl von Goebel (1933)
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