Franz Firbas

Franz Firbas (born 4 June 1902 in Prague; died 19 February 1964 in Göttingen) was a German botanist who taught at the University of Göttingen.^[1] From 1952–1964, he was director of their Systematisch-Geobotanisches Institut.^[2] Former students include Otto Ludwig Lange,^[3] Gerhard Lang, and Heinz Ellenberg.

Education[]

Firbas studied at the German branch of Charles University (German Charles-Ferdinand University) under Prof. K. Rudolph. He was an assistant professor for a short time, before leaving to go to Germany.^[4]

References[]

^ Presidential address: aerobiology — science in progress
^ Georg-August-Universität Göttingen - Plant ecology and ecosystems research
^ Schulze, Ernst-Detlef (2018). "In Memoriam: Otto Ludwig Lange (1927–2017)". In Glibert, Patricia M.; Burford, Michele A.; Zhou, Mingjiang; Berdalet, Elisa; Pitcher, Grant C. (eds.). Global Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms. Springer. pp. v–vii. ISBN 978-3-319-70069-4.
^ History of the studies on the flora and vegetation in the Czech Republic

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[1] Presidential address: aerobiology — science in progress

[2] Georg-August-Universität Göttingen - Plant ecology and ecosystems research

[Schulze_2018-3] Schulze, Ernst-Detlef (2018). "In Memoriam: Otto Ludwig Lange (1927–2017)". In Glibert, Patricia M.; Burford, Michele A.; Zhou, Mingjiang; Berdalet, Elisa; Pitcher, Grant C. (eds.). Global Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms. Springer. pp. v–vii. ISBN 978-3-319-70069-4.

[4] History of the studies on the flora and vegetation in the Czech Republic

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