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Joseph Anders

1863 – 1936

Mycologist and lichenologist

Botanist LichenologistTeacher
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Lived 1863 – 1936 (aged 72). Joseph Anders was an Austrian and Czech botanist, lichenologist and teacher.

Josef Anders (10 January 1863 – 28 April 1936) was a Czech botanist and lichenologist.

Biography Josef Anders was born in Kletečná, Bohemia, Austrian Empire (now part of Velemín in the Czech Republic), on 10 January 1863. After graduating from high school in Litoměřice, he decided to teach and in 1885 began teaching at a primary school in Hrušovany near Litoměřice, later in Pertoltice pod Ralskem. From 1887 he worked in Česká Lípa as a German teacher at a burgher girls 'school (becoming director in 1919), later also as a professional teacher for boys' burghers. He had a keen interest in history and nature, and in 1890–1892 he wrote a guide to the historical monuments of the Central Bohemian Uplands and Upper Lusatia. He was encouraged in this activity by botanist and high school professor Franz Wurm. Around this time he began to collect and publish lichens from the vicinity of Česká Lípa. He educated himself in the natural sciences, gradually devoting himself more and more to systematic botany and lichen taxonomy.

Two lichens that were named after him are Pertusaria multipuncta var. andersiana and Usnea andersiana .

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University of Vienna
Also known as
Anders, Josef Anders

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Joseph Anders?

Mycologist and lichenologist (1863-1936)

When was Joseph Anders born?

Joseph Anders was born on 11 November 1863 in Kletečná.

When did Joseph Anders die?

Joseph Anders died on 27 January 1936 in Vienna, Česká Lípa.

What was Joseph Anders's occupation?

Joseph Anders was a botanist, lichenologist and teacher.

What nationality was Joseph Anders?

Joseph Anders was Austrian and Czech.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Joseph Anders

· Wikidata: Q14912090

· DBpedia: Josef Anders

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