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Georg Scheu

Georg Scheu is a science 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 Scheu rather than just read about it. In short: Georg Scheu (21 June 1879 in Krefeld, Rhine Province, Germany – 2 November 1949, in Alzey, Rhineland-Palatinate), was a German botanist, plant physiologist, oenologist and grape breeder. Biography Georg Scheu completed horticultural training in Hanover and worked as a horticultural technician in Munich and Schierstein.

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Reference excerpt

Georg Scheu (21 June 1879 in Krefeld, Rhine Province, Germany – 2 November 1949, in Alzey, Rhineland-Palatinate), was a German botanist, plant physiologist, oenologist and grape breeder.

Biography Georg Scheu completed horticultural training in Hanover and worked as a horticultural technician in Munich and Schierstein. Around 1900, he went to the Geisenheim Grape Breeding Institute in the Rheingau and then completed his training at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Bydgoszcz (German: Bromberg). It was during this time that Georg Scheu developed his love of the vine and viticulture, which led him to Alzey in 1909 as a district orchard technician. There he was appointed by the committee of the Chamber of Agriculture for the province of Rheinhessen as the first head of the newly founded vine nursery. Under his leadership, this was expanded into a large provincial vine breeding station. Although Georg Scheu also published a pamphlet ″Anleitung zur Obst- und Gemüseverwertung während des Krieges″ (Instructions for Fruit and Vegetable Utilisation During the War) on 26 August 1915 with preserving recipes for apples, quince, pumpkin, beans ..., so that "the starvation plan of our enemies will be put to shame", his most important activity was research work in the fields of grape varieties, propagation of grapevines and grapevine diseases. In 1921 he discovered leafroll disease in grapevines. In 1935 he published his findings on this vine disease in the journal "Der Deutsche Weinbau". Scheu attributed the cause of the transmission from healthy to diseased Vitis vinifera vines to a sap-transmissible virus. This is counted as a pioneering achievement in this field. The fanleaf virus was not detected until 1966. His contribution to the improvement of vine material and his findings on chlorosis in grapevines are also merited. Scheu contributed significantly to the development of scientific and practical principles of grapevine research in the first half of the 20th century. In addition to his research activities, Georg Scheu was also concerned with the problems of winegrowers, which he characterised as the ″Winzernot″. The provision of healthy planting material for viticulture and the improvement of rearing and cultivation methods in Rheinhessen were among his tasks. Georg Scheu was actively involved in the organisation and establishment of vine nurseries. Later he turned to clonal selection, conservation breeding and breeding new grape varieties that would produce higher yields and better qualities. His publication ″Mein Winzerbuch″, first published in 1936, is a practical book for winegrowers that was considered a standard work for several decades. Georg Scheu is considered the most successful German vine breeder. His selections are internationally recognised.[3] He succeeded in breeding a number of important new varieties, the Scheurebe (in Austria Sämling 88) being the best known and also the most commercially successful. In 1916, Scheu selected the variety that was later named after him. With this vine he succeeded in creating one of the highest-quality new white wine varieties of the 20th century. The vine, also affectionately called Scheu by wine connoisseurs, has also firmly established itself in Germany and Austria in the segment of top wines and noble sweet wine rarities. It is not a copy of Riesling and is capable of producing independent growths with a sophisticated taste spectrum and long shelf life.

Vine breeds From 1909 to 1947, Georg Scheu was head of the Institute for Vine Breeding in Alzey, which resulted in important contributions to the research of various vine diseases as well as the new crossings of the following grape varieties:

Scheurebe Huxelrebe Siegerrebe Faberrebe Kanzler Septimer Würzer Perle von Alzey Regner

Literature Georg Scheu, Wilhelm Schottler, Die Gelbsucht der Weinberge in der Provinz Rheinhessen und ihr Zusammenhang mit den Bodenverhältnissen. In: Arbeiten der Landwirtschaftskammer für Hessen. Heft 35, Landwirtschaftskammer für Hessen, Darmstadt 1925. Georg Scheu, Mein Winzerbuch. Reichsnährstand Verlags-Ges.m.b.H., Berlin 1936. Georg Scheu, Heinz Scheu, Mein Winzerbuch. part 1. 1. Aufl., Meininger, Neustadt/Haardt 1950. Georg Scheu, Heinz Scheu, Mein Winzerbuch. part 2. Ergänzende Betrachtungen und Erfahrungen aus der Praxis. 2. Aufl., Meininger, Neustadt/Haardt 1954.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Georg Scheu

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Georg Scheu claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, 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 Scheu 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 Scheu 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 Scheu

In research: Georg Scheu appears in science 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 Scheu 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 Scheu is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1879 births, 1949 deaths, 20th-century German botanists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Georg Scheu 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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Georg Scheu (21 June 1879 in Krefeld, Rhine Province, Germany – 2 November 1949, in Alzey, Rhineland-Palatinate), was a German botanist, plant physiologist, oenologist and grape breeder. Biography Georg Scheu completed horticultural training in Hanover and worked as a horticultural technician in Mu…

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