Richard Krzymowski (5 September 1875 - 26 August 1960) was a German agricultural scientist. His main research interests were

agricultural geography Agricultural geography is a sub-discipline of human geography concerned with the spatial relationships found between agriculture and humans. That is, the study of the phenomenons and effects that lead to the formation of the earth's top surface ...

and

agricultural history Agriculture began independently in different parts of the globe, and included a diverse range of taxa. At least eleven separate regions of the Old and New World were involved as independent centers of origin. The development of agriculture a ...

. Krzymowski's main work is "History of German Agriculture" an exemplary textbook for an integrated presentation of agricultural history, agricultural geography, and the history of agricultural production techniques.

Literature

* Gertrud Schröder-Lembke: ''Richard Krzymowski zum 80.Geburtstag''. In: Zeitschrift für Agrargeschichte und Agrarsoziologie Vol 3, 1955, P. 97–99. * E. Gerhardt: ''Zum Gedenken an Richard Krzymowski (1875-1960)''. In: Gießener Hochschulblätter Vol 8, 1960, Nr. 2/3, P. 7–8. * Heinz Haushofer: ''Richard Krzymowski †''. In: Zeitschrift für Agrargeschichte und Agrarsoziologie Vol 9, 1961, P. 98–99. * Gertrud Schröder-Lembke: ''Krzymowski, Richard.'' In: ''

Neue Deutsche Biographie ''Neue Deutsche Biographie'' (''NDB''; literally ''New German Biography'') is a biographical reference work. It is the successor to the ''Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie'' (ADB, Universal German Biography). The 26 volumes published thus far cover ...

'' (NDB). Vol 13, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1982,

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