Walther Wangerin (15 April 1884, in Giebichenstein,
Halle an der Saale – 19 April 1938, in
Danzig-Langfuhr) 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 ...
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He studied mathematics and natural sciences at the
University of Halle, receiving his doctorate in 1906. Following graduation, he worked as an assistant to
Adolf Engler 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.
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Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
He made contributions regarding the plant families
Alangiaceae,
Cornaceae,
Garryaceae and
Nyssaceae in Engler's ''
Das Pflanzenreich''. The botanical genus ''Wangerinia'' (
E.Franz, 1908; family
Caryophyllaceae) is probably named after him, although etymological data is lacking.
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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 Emil Otto Oskar von Kirchner (15 September 1851, in Breslau – 25 April 1925, in Venice) was a German botanist and agronomist.
He studied botany at the University of Breslau, receiving his doctorate in 1873 with a dissertation on the botani ...
, 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.HathiTrust Digital Library
(published works)
References
1884 births
1938 deaths
People from Halle (Saale)
University of Halle alumni
Academic staff of the Gdańsk University of Technology
20th-century German botanists
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