Lothar Geitler (18 May 1899 – 1 May 1990) was an

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

n botanist and cytologist. He was born in Vienna. His main research interests included blue-green algae (

Cyanophyta Cyanobacteria (), also known as Cyanophyta, are a phylum of gram-negative bacteria that obtain energy via photosynthesis. The name ''cyanobacteria'' refers to their color (), which similarly forms the basis of cyanobacteria's common name, blue ...

), diatoms, lichen symbioses and chromosome structure. The

cyanobacteria Cyanobacteria (), also known as Cyanophyta, are a phylum of gram-negative bacteria that obtain energy via photosynthesis. The name ''cyanobacteria'' refers to their color (), which similarly forms the basis of cyanobacteria's common name, blu ...

genus '' Geitlerinema'' was named in his honour in 1989.

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1899 births 1990 deaths 20th-century Austrian botanists {{Austria-botanist-stub