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Ernst Münch

1876 – 1946

German botanist

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About Ernst Münch

Lived 1876 – 1946 (aged 69). Ernst Münch was a German botanist, university teacher and naturalist.

Ernst Münch (26 November 1876 – 9 October 1946) was a German plant physiologist who proposed the pressure flow hypothesis in 1930.

He studied in Aschaffenburg, and then in Munich with Robert Hartig. He worked in a number of fields including forest pathology, resin production, and fungi. He is best known for the phloem pressure flow hypothesis.

Works Untersuchungen über Immunität und Krankheitsempfänglichkeit der Holzpflanzen, Dissertation, Ludwigsburg 1909 (doctorate thesis) Die Stoffbewegungen in der Pflanze, Jena 1930 Beiträge zur Forstpflanzenzüchtung. Versuche einer Auslesezüchtung durch Einzelstamm-Absaaten bei Fichte. Weitere Beiträge zur Forstpflanzenzüchtung [Aus dem wissenschaftlichen Nachlass herausgegeben von Bruno Huber], München 1949

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Important facts

Born

26 November 1876, Ruchheim

Birth century

19th century

Died

9 October 1946, Lechbruck am See

Occupation

Botanist, university teacher, naturalist

Nationality

Germany

Employers

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, TU Dresden

Also known as

Münch

People in Ernst Münch's life

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Contemporaries

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Charles Frederick Chandler

Heinrich Wilhelm Gottfried von Waldeyer-Hartz

1836 – 1921

Anatomist

Thomas Clifford Allbutt

Classical archaeologist

Camille Jordan

1838 – 1922

Mathematician

Frequently asked questions

Who was Ernst Münch?

German botanist (1876-1946)

When was Ernst Münch born?

Ernst Münch was born on 26 November 1876 in Ruchheim.

When did Ernst Münch die?

Ernst Münch died on 9 October 1946 in Lechbruck am See.

What was Ernst Münch's occupation?

Ernst Münch was a botanist, university teacher and naturalist.

What nationality was Ernst Münch?

Ernst Münch was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ernst Münch

· Wikidata: Q115431

· DBpedia: Ernst Münch

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