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Ulrich Willerding

Ulrich Willerding is a biology 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 Ulrich Willerding rather than just read about it. In short: Ulrich Willerding (8 July 1932 – 20 December 2021) was a professor of botany at the Göttingen University, Germany. He was also an instructor at a local high school.

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Reference excerpt

Ulrich Willerding (8 July 1932 – 20 December 2021) was a professor of botany at the Göttingen University, Germany. He was also an instructor at a local high school.

Biography Willerding was one of the leading European palaeo-ethnobotanists. He had specialized in Medieval Europe but also done work on other times. One of his special interests was weeds. He had worked on bibliographies of European paleoethnobotany. Although a biologist by training, he had worked extensively with archaeologists.

Selected publications "Göttingen: II. Die Pflanzenreste aus der bandkeramischen Siedlung," NAFN II, 1965. "Mittelalterliche Pflanzenreste von der Büraburg," in Burg – „Oppidum“ – Bischofssitz in karolingischer Zeit ed. by Norbert Wand, 1974. Die Paläoethnobotanik und ihre Stellung im System der Wissenschaften (Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft), 1978. (Co-editor) Beiträge zur Paläo- Ethnobotanik von Europa. Contributions to the Palaeo- Ethnobotany of Europe, 1978. Zur Geschichte der Unkräuter Mitteleuropas, 1986. "Landnutzung und Ernährung,“ in: Göttingen: Geschichte einer Universitätsstadt Band 1: Von den Anfängen bis zum Ende des Dreißigjährigen Krieges / Dietrich Denecke, Helga-Maria Kühn (Hrsg.), 1987. Frühmittelalterliche Gärten (Archäologische Mitteilungen aus Nordwestdeutschland), 1996. "Zur Verwendung von Pflanzen im Hausbau des Mittelalters und während der Neuzeit,“ in: Terra & Praehistoria. Festschrift für K.-D. Jäger, 1996. Umweltrekonstruktion (Archäologische Mitteilungen aus Nordwestdeutschland), 1996. "Die Landwirtschaft bei den Germanen und in den römischen Provinzen bis zur Völkerwanderungszeit: Haustierhaltung” and "Die Landwirtschaft im frühen Mittelalter (6.-10.Jh.): Garten, Obst und Weinbau” – Archäologische Fachliteratur (Beiträge zur Ur- und Frühgeschichte Mitteleuropas; 14), 2003. Die Pflanzenfunde von Starigard/Oldenburg, 2004.

Frühe Nutzung pflanzlicher Ressourcen, ed. by Renate Rolle and Frank M. Andraschko (1999) is a festschrift dedicated to Willerding.

References

External links Online article by Willerding concerning early agricultural production from pre-Roman through Medieval times (in German)

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Ulrich Willerding

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

In research: Ulrich Willerding appears in biology 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 Ulrich Willerding 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: Ulrich Willerding is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1932 births, 2021 deaths, 21st-century German botanists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Ulrich Willerding 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

What is Ulrich Willerding in simple terms?

Ulrich Willerding (8 July 1932 – 20 December 2021) was a professor of botany at the Göttingen University, Germany. He was also an instructor at a local high school.

Why does Ulrich Willerding matter?

Because it connects several biology 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.

How should I study Ulrich Willerding?

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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