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Otto Appel

1867 – 1952

German agriculturalist

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Lived 1867 – 1952 (aged 84–85). Otto Appel was a German botanist, university teacher, entomologist, agronomist and botanical collector.

Friedrich Carl Louis Otto Appel (19 May 1867 – 10 November 1952) was a German botanist and agriculturalist.

Appel was born in Coburg, Kingdom of Bavaria. Following work as an assistant at the Universities of Würzburg and Königsberg, he joined the newly established biological division of agriculture and forestry at the Imperial Health Office in Berlin (1899), from which the Biologische Bundesanstalt für Land- und Forstwirtschaft (Biological Reich Institute for Agriculture and Forestry) in Berlin-Dahlem later emerged. Here he served as its director from 1920 to 1933.

Appel was a leading authority on potato diseases. In Germany he developed a successful seed potato inspection program. He died in Berlin-Zehlendorf.

Selected writings Die Pflanzkartoffel, 1918 - The seed potato. Taschenatlas der kartoffelkrankheiten, 1925–26 - Pocket atlas of potato diseases. "The diseases of sugar beet", 1927 (English ed. edited by R.N. Dowling). Taschenatlas der Krankheiten des Beeren- und Schalenobstes, 1929.

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Important facts

Birth century
Died
1952, Zehlendorf
Nationality
Education
University of Würzburg
Employers
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Agricultural University of Berlin
Awards
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Honorary doctorate of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
Also known as
Appel, Friedrich Carl Louis Otto Appel, Friedrich Carl Ludwig Otto Appel

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Otto Appel?

German agriculturalist (1867-1952)

When was Otto Appel born?

Otto Appel was born on 19 May 1867 in Coburg.

When did Otto Appel die?

Otto Appel died in 1952 in Zehlendorf.

What was Otto Appel's occupation?

Otto Appel was a botanist, university teacher, entomologist, agronomist and botanical collector.

What nationality was Otto Appel?

Otto Appel was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Otto Appel

· Wikidata: Q96152

· DBpedia: Otto Appel

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