Emil Otto Oskar von Kirchner (15 September 1851, in Breslau – 25 April 1925, in

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) was a German

botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...

and

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. He studied botany at the

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, receiving his doctorate in 1873 with a dissertation on the botanical writings of

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. After graduation, he worked as an assistant at the

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institute of the agricultural academy in Proskau. From 1881 to 1917 he was a professor of botany at the Agricultural Academy in Hohenheim. The

phycological Phycology () is the scientific study of algae. Also known as algology, phycology is a branch of life science. Algae are important as primary producers in aquatic ecosystems. Most algae are eukaryotic, photosynthetic organisms that live in a w ...

genera; ''Kirchneria'' (in the family

Polypodiopsida A fern (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta ) is a member of a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. The polypodiophytes include all living pteridophytes except th ...

), ''

Kirchneriella ''Kirchneriella'' is a genus of green algae in the family Selenastraceae. The genus name of ''Kirchneriella'' is in honour of Emil Otto Oskar von Kirchner (1851–1925), who was a German botanist and agronomist. The genus was circumscribed ...

'' (in the family

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), ''Kirchneriellopsis'' and ''Kirchneriellosaccus'', all commemorate his name.

Selected works

* ''Die mikroskopische Pflanzen-und Thierwelt des Süsswassers'' (with

Friedrich Blochmann Friedrich Johann Wilhelm Blochmann (21 January 1858, in Karlsruhe – 22 September 1931, in Tübingen) was a German zoologist. He was a son-in-law to historian Eduard Winkelmann (1838–1896). He studied at the technical school in Karlsruhe ...

, 1885/86) – The microscopic freshwater plant and animal world. * ''Die Krankheiten und Beschädigungen unserer landwirtschaftlichen Kulturpflanzen : eine Anleitung zu ihrer Erkennung und Bekämpfung fur Landwirte, Gärtner'', 1890 – The diseases and damage to our agricultural crops, etc. * ''Die Vegetation des Bodensees'' (with

Carl Joseph Schröter Carl Joseph Schröter (19 December 1855 – 7 February 1939) was a Swiss botanist born in Esslingen am Neckar, Germany. From 1874 he studied natural sciences at ''Eidgenössische Polytechnische Schule'' (ETH Zurich), where one of his early influen ...

, 1896) – Vegetation of

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. * ''Lebensgeschichte der Blütenpflanzen Mitteleuropas : spezielle Ökologie der Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands, Österreichs und der Schweiz'' (with Ernst Loew; Carl Joseph Schröter;

Walther Wangerin Walther Wangerin (15 April 1884, in Giebichenstein, Halle an der Saale – 19 April 1938, in Langfuhr, Danzig-Langfuhr) was a German botanist. He studied mathematics and natural sciences at the University of Halle, receiving his doctorate in ...

, 1904) – Life history of

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s in Central Europe. * ''Blumen und insekten : ihre anpassungen aneinander und ihre gegenseitige abhängigkeit'', 1911 – Flowers and insects: their adaptations to each other and their mutual dependence.Most widely held works by O Kirchner
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