Felix Eugen Fritsch
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Felix Eugen Fritsch FRS was a British
biologist
.
Fritsch started his career at the University of Munich before moving to research at University College London
and also the Royal Botanic Gardens
at Kew
. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in May, 1932 and won their Darwin Medal
in 1950. He served as President of the Linnean Society from 1949 to 1952.
He is best known internationally for his comprehensive two-volume The Structure and Reproduction of the Algae.; However his A Treatise of the British Freshwater Algae. was also important. Fritsch became a co-author of the revised edition in 1927. Fritsch had a great influence through his own research and also his encouragement to students (John, 2002 p.8)1. As an aid to his own studies on algal taxonomy and morphology, Fritsch brought together published illustrations under the names of the species. After his death this was continued by Dr J.W.G.Lund at the Freshwater biological Association and became The Fritsch Collection of Illustrations of Freshwater Algae (Lund 1961)[2].
United Kingdom
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biologist
Biologist
A biologist is a scientist devoted to and producing results in biology through the study of life. Typically biologists study organisms and their relationship to their environment. Biologists involved in basic research attempt to discover underlying mechanisms that govern how organisms work...
.
Fritsch started his career at the University of Munich before moving to research at University College London
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
and also the Royal Botanic Gardens
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, usually referred to as Kew Gardens, is 121 hectares of gardens and botanical glasshouses between Richmond and Kew in southwest London, England. "The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew" and the brand name "Kew" are also used as umbrella terms for the institution that runs...
at Kew
Kew
Kew is a place in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in South West London. Kew is best known for being the location of the Royal Botanic Gardens, now a World Heritage Site, which includes Kew Palace...
. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in May, 1932 and won their Darwin Medal
Darwin Medal
The Darwin Medal is awarded by the Royal Society every alternate year for "work of acknowledged distinction in the broad area of biology in which Charles Darwin worked, notably in evolution, population biology, organismal biology and biological diversity". First awarded in 1890, it was created in...
in 1950. He served as President of the Linnean Society from 1949 to 1952.
He is best known internationally for his comprehensive two-volume The Structure and Reproduction of the Algae.; However his A Treatise of the British Freshwater Algae. was also important. Fritsch became a co-author of the revised edition in 1927. Fritsch had a great influence through his own research and also his encouragement to students (John, 2002 p.8)1. As an aid to his own studies on algal taxonomy and morphology, Fritsch brought together published illustrations under the names of the species. After his death this was continued by Dr J.W.G.Lund at the Freshwater biological Association and became The Fritsch Collection of Illustrations of Freshwater Algae (Lund 1961)[2].
External links
- http://www.fritschalgae.info/Prof_Fritsch.html
- http://www.fritschalgae.info