Wilhelm Detmer (11 March 1850, in

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– 12 December 1930, in Hamburg) "Detmer, Wilhelm"
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'' 2 by K. G. Saur Verlag GmbH & Company was a German botanist, plant physiologist and

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. In 1871 he obtained his doctorate from the

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, later receiving his habilitation at the

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, where in 1879 he became an associate professor. In 1904-05 he conducted scientific research in

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, publishing ''Botanische and landwirtschaftliche Studien auf Java'' (Botanical and agricultural studies on Java, 1907) as a result. In 1923, he was appointed professor of

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, plant and seed physiology at Jena.

Written works

He was the author of ''Das pflanzenphysiologische Praktikum'' (1888), a book later translated into English and published as "Practical Plant Physiology: An Introduction to Original Research for Students and Teachers of Natural Science, Medicine, Agriculture and Forestry" (1898). Other noted works by Detmer include: * ''Vergleichende Physiologie des Keimungsprocesses der Samen'', 1880 - Comparative physiology on

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processes. * ''Botanische Wanderungen in Brasilien'', 1897 - Botanical excursions in

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References

HUH
Index of Botanists

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Detmer, Wilhelm 1850 births 1930 deaths University of Jena faculty Leipzig University alumni Scientists from Hamburg German agriculturalists Plant physiologists 19th-century German botanists 20th-century German botanists