Otto Ludwig Lange

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Otto Ludwig Lange
Born(1927-08-21)21 August 1927
Dortmund, Germany
Died14 August 2017(2017-08-14) (aged 89)
Würzburg, Germany
NationalityGerman
Scientific career
FieldsBotany, lichenology, ecophysiology
Author abbrev. (botany)O.L.Lange[1]

Otto Ludwig Lange (21 August 1927 – 14 August 2017 in

lichens. He investigated heat, frost and drought resistance of lichens, bryophytes and vascular plants growing under extreme environmental
conditions.

Life and education

Otto Lange was born in

botanical garden
.

Lange retired in 1992.

née Wilhelm), and they had two daughters. Lange died on 14 August 2017 in Würzburg.[5]

Career

Teaching

Lange taught general botany, forest botany, forest genetics, plant systematics, general ecology, ecophysiology, vegetation and plant sociology at the universities of Göttingen, Darmstadt and Würzburg. He carried out identification exercises for

lichens, and supervised experimental internships and excursions. He has taught as a visiting scholar at Utah State University, in Australia at Australian National University, and in China at Lanzhou University.[5] Doctoral students Lange has supervised include Ludger Kappen, Burkhard Büdel [de], Roman Türk and Volkmar Wirth [de]. Lichenologists Thomas Nash and Allan Green have spent considerable time in his laboratory as guest researchers.[6]

Research

During Lange's 25 years at the University of Wurzburg he alternated long periods in the field with work analysing results back at the lab and writing scientific papers.[2] The aim of his ecological-botanical research was to quantitatively record the behavior and reactions of wild and cultivated plants, as well as of lichens in their outdoor locations in the interplay with their environment.

air pollutants, or the analysis of "biological soil crusts" as protection against erosion in arid areas. As exact ecophysiological metabolic measurements on plants under field conditions require a specially designed measurement method, Lange set up mobile field laboratories to continuously record photosynthesis and transpiration in plants. In cooperation with specialist companies (in particular, Heinz Walz GmbH), Lange developed special instruments, for example, air-conditioned cuvettes, and "porometers" to determine gas exchange and diffusion resistance of plants and lichens.[3]

Publications

Lange was

Botanica Acta(1987–91)),as well as the book series (Ecological Studies,[3] Man and the Biosphere Programme
) and specialist books (e.g. 4 volumes of the Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology: Physiological Plant Ecology, Springer-Verlag 1981–1983).

Memberships

1976–1981: "Board of Trustees of the Academy for Nature Conservation and Landscape Management", Munich / Laufen 1981–1988: Founder and spokesman of the Würzburg DFG research group "Ecophysiology" 1982–1989: Founding member and advisory board member of the “Bavarian Forest Toxicology Research Group” of the Bavarian State Ministry for Education and Culture 1987–1990: Chairman of the "Arid Ecosystems Research Center" of the Hebrew University Jerusalem (Israel) 1989–1991: Speaker of the DFG Collaborative Research Center 251 at the University of Würzburg "Ecology, Physiology and Biochemistry of Plant Performance under Stress"

Recognition

Honours and awards

Ecological Studies Volume 100 was dedicated to Otto Lange’s retirement, while special volumes in lichenological journals also celebrated his 70th and 80th birthdays.[4]

Eponymy

The lichen species Peltula langei Büdel & Elix (1997), Hubbsia langei Follmann (1997) and Jackelixia ottolangei S.Y.Kondr., V.Wirth & Kärnefelt (2010), as well as the genus Langeottia S.Y.Kondr., Kärnefelt, Elix, A.Thell & Hur (2014)[13] were named after Otto Ludwig Lange.[4]

Selected publications

Lange has published about 400 scientific articles, roughly half of which dealt with lichens.[6] About 170 of these were published after his retirement in 1992.[2] A complete list of his scientific works can be found in Büdel's publication that celebrates his 80th birthday.[5] Some of his major works include the following:

References

  1. ^ "Lange, Otto Ludwig (1927-)". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
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    ISBN 978-3-443-58079-7
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    hdl:2262/95725
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    ISBN 978-3-319-70069-4
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    doi:10.1016/j.flora.2007.04.004
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  6. ^ a b c Kärnefelt, Ingvar; Seaward, Mark R. D. "Otto Ludwig Lange (1927-2017)" (PDF). Graphis Scripta. 30 (4): 22–23.
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  8. ^ "Leopoldina zeichnet zwei Akademie-Mitglieder mit Cothenius-Medaillen für ihr wissenschaftliches Lebenswerk aus (07.09.2015)" [Leopoldina awards two Academy members with Cothenius medals for their scientific life's work]. Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina (in German). 14 July 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Michael Evenari e Otto Ludwig Lange - Bio-bibliography". Balzanwinners. International Balzan Prize Foundation. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  10. ^ "People". The British Lichen Society. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  11. ^ Bal, Patrick. "Honorary Doctorates. TU Darmstadt Honours and Awards". Technical University of Darmstadt. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Eminent Ecologist Award – The Ecological Society of America's History and Records". The Ecological Society of America – The nation's largest community of professional ecologists. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  13. doi:10.1556/ABot.56.2014.1-2.12
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