astronomy

Georg Kükenthal

Georg Kükenthal is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Georg Kükenthal rather than just read about it. In short: Georg Kükenthal (30 March 1864 in Weißenfels – 20 October 1955 in Coburg) was a German pastor and botanist who specialized in the field of caricology. He was the brother of zoologist Willy Kükenthal (1861–1922).

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Georg Kükenthal (30 March 1864 in Weißenfels – 20 October 1955 in Coburg) was a German pastor and botanist who specialized in the field of caricology. He was the brother of zoologist Willy Kükenthal (1861–1922). From 1882 to 1885 he studied theology at the universities of Tübingen and Halle. He worked as a pastor in Grub am Forst, and later in Coburg. In 1913 he received an honorary degree from the University of Breslau. Kükenthal was a leading authority on sedges. In his 1909 monograph, he divided the genus Carex into four subgenera: Primocarex, Vignea, Indocarex and Eucarex. Carex is the largest monophyletic (natural) genus of flowering plants; Kükenthal's monograph remains the only comprehensive, worldwide treatment. On 8 July 1920 he was finally elected as the last General Superintendent and thus the highest clergyman of the independent regional church of Coburg. After the Coburg regional church joined the Bavarian regional church on 1 April 1921, Kükenthal was head of the Evangelical Lutheran deanery of Coburg until his retirement on 1 July 1928.

Selected publications Cyperaceae-Caricoideae, etc., in Adolf Engler's Das Pflanzenreich (1909) – On Cyperaceae-Caricoideae. Beiträge zur Flora von Coburg und Umgebung (1930) – Contributions to the flora of Coburg and surroundings. Cyperaceae-Scirpoideae-Cypereae, etc., in Das Pflanzenreich (1936) – On Cyperaceae-Scirpoideae-Cypereae.

See also Category:Taxa named by Georg Kükenthal

References Collectors of lichens and lichenicolous fungi of Germany Archived 2008-10-05 at the Wayback Machine (biographical information) Systematics of the Genus Carex by Anthony Darrouzet-Nardi· 5 May 2003 Global Carex Group (2015) Making Carex monophyletic (Cyperaceae, tribe Cariceae): a new broader circumscription. Bot J Linn Soc, 179: 1–42. doi:10.1111/boj.12298

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Georg Kükenthal

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Georg Kükenthal claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Georg Kükenthal before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Georg Kükenthal ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Georg Kükenthal

In research: Georg Kükenthal appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Georg Kükenthal in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Georg Kükenthal is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1864 births, 1955 deaths, 19th-century German botanists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Georg Kükenthal outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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