Walther Wangerin
Walther Wangerin (15 April 1884, in Giebichenstein,
botanist
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He studied mathematics and natural sciences at the
botanical garden in Berlin-Dahlem. In 1909 he became a schoolteacher in Burg bei Magdeburg, and from 1913 taught classes at the technical school in Danzig. In 1920 he was appointed divisional director at the Danzig Museum of Natural History and Prehistory.[1]
He made contributions regarding the plant families
Das Pflanzenreich.[2] The botanical genus Wangerinia (E.Franz, 1908; family Caryophyllaceae) is probably named after him, although etymological data is lacking.[1]
Selected works
- Die Umgrenzung und Gliederung der Familie der Cornaceae, 1906 – The delimination and structure of the family Cornaceae.
- Lebensgeschichte der Blütenpflanzen Mitteleuropas : spezielle Ökologie der Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands, Österreichs und der Schweiz (with Oskar von Kirchner, Carl Joseph Schröter, Ernst Loew, 1908) – Life history of the flowering plants of Central Europe: special ecology of the flowering plants of Germany, Austria and Switzerland.[3]
References
- ^ a b BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
- ^ Bibliographical Contributions from the Lloyd ..., Volume 3; Volumes 26-32
- ^ HathiTrust Digital Library (published works)
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Wangerin.
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