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Heinrich Rehm

Heinrich Rehm 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 Heinrich Rehm rather than just read about it. In short: Heinrich Simon Ludwig Friedrich Felix Rehm (20 October 1828, Ederheim – 1 April 1916, Munich) was a German mycologist and lichenologist. He studied at the University of Erlangen, the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, and Heidelberg University, obtaining his medical doctorate in 1852.

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Reference excerpt

Heinrich Simon Ludwig Friedrich Felix Rehm (20 October 1828, Ederheim – 1 April 1916, Munich) was a German mycologist and lichenologist. He studied at the University of Erlangen, the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, and Heidelberg University, obtaining his medical doctorate in 1852. During his career, he was a practicing physician in Dietenhofen (from 1854), Sugenheim (from 1857), and Windsheim (from 1871). In 1875, he became regional medical examiner in Lohr am Main. Starting with 1870 until his death, Rehm distributed fungal specimens in the well-known exsiccata series, Ascomyceten. First alone, later with Ferdinand Christian Gustav Arnold as co-editor he issued the lichen exsiccata Cladoniae exsiccatae (1869-1895).

Publications (including published schedae of his exsiccata works) Rehm, H. 1874. Ascomyceten Fasc. 5: 201-250 ----. 1875. Ascomyceten 6: 251-300 ----. 1881, publ. 1882. Beiträge zur Ascomyceten-Flora der Deutschen Alpen und Voralpen. Hedwigia 20: 97-103 ----. 1882. Beiträge zur Ascomyceten-Flora der Deutschen Alpen und Voralpen. Hedwigia 21 (8): 113–123. ----. 1883. Ascomyceten Fasc. XV: 701-750 ----. 1883. Ascomycetes Lojkani Lecti in Hungaria, Transilvania et Galicia. [i-iv], [1]-70. Berlin; Friedländer & Sohn ----. 1883. Ascomyceten fasc. XIV. Hedwigia 22: 52-61 ----. 1885. Ascomyceten fasc. XVI. Hedwigia 24: 7-17 ----. 1885. Ascomyceten fasc. XVII. Hedwigia 24 (6): 225-246 ----. 1888. Ascomyceten 923, in sched. ----. 1888. Ascomyceten fasc. XIX. Hedwigia 27: 163-175 ----. 1889. Ascomyceten: Hysteriaceen und Discomyceten. Dr L. Rabenhorst's Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Oesterreich und der Schweiz Zweite Auflage. Vol. 1. 3. Abth: Ascomyceten: Hysteriaceen und Discomyceten. 209-336 ----. 1889. Ascomyceten, Fasc. XX. Hedwigia 5: 347-358

Eponyms In 1861, the fungal genus Rehmia Kremp. 1861 was named after him by lichenologist August von Krempelhuber, it is now a synonym of Rhizocarpon. Other mycological genera that were named after him include; Rehmiella G.Winter 1883, Neorehmia Höhn. 1902 now Trichosphaerella, Rehmiellopsis Bubák & Kabát 1910 now Delphinella, Rehmiodothis Theissen & H.Sydow, 1914, Discorehmia Kirschst. 1936 and Rehmiomycella E.Müll. 1962.

See also Category:Taxa named by Heinrich Rehm

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Heinrich Rehm

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Heinrich Rehm 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 Heinrich Rehm

In research: Heinrich Rehm 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 Heinrich Rehm 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: Heinrich Rehm is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1828 births, 1916 deaths, German botanist stubs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Heinrich Rehm 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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