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Viktor Litschauer

Viktor Litschauer 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 Viktor Litschauer rather than just read about it. In short: Viktor Litschauer (1879 – 27 December 1939 in Innsbruck) was an Austrian mycologist. From 1899 to 1903 he studied at the Vienna University of Technology, where he was a pupil and assistant to Franz Xaver Rudolf von Höhnel.

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Reference excerpt

Viktor Litschauer (1879 – 27 December 1939 in Innsbruck) was an Austrian mycologist. From 1899 to 1903 he studied at the Vienna University of Technology, where he was a pupil and assistant to Franz Xaver Rudolf von Höhnel. For several years he served as a lecturer at the Vienna Gewerbemuseum, then from 1908 to 1936 he was a professor of natural history at the Innsbruck Handelsakademie (academy of commerce). From 1931 to 1933 he edited the exsiccata Fungi selecti exsiccati Europaei with Heinrich Lohwag. Two other exsiccata-like series were curated by him later on, one issued by him and Lohwag. The mycological genera Litschauerella (Oberw., 1966) and Litschaueria (Petr., 1923) commemorate his name.

Bibliography "Revision der Corticieen in Dr J. Schröter’s ‘Pilze Schlesiens’ nach seinen Herbarexemplaren". Annales Mycologici 4 (3): 288-294. (1906, with Franz Xaver Rudolf von Höhnel). "Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Corticeen". Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe, Abt. 1 115 (1): 1549-1620 [reprint pages 1–72], 10 figs. (1906, with Franz Xaver Rudolf von Höhnel). "Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Corticeen (II. Mitteilung)". Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe, Abt. 1 116 (1): 739-852 [reprint pages 1–114] 20 figs, 4 plates. (1907, with Franz Xaver Rudolf von Höhnel). "Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Corticeen (III Mitteilung)". Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe, Abt. 1 117: 1081-1124 [reprint pages 1–44], 10 figs. (1908, with Franz Xaver Rudolf von Höhnel). "Über eine neue Aleurodiscus-Art". Österreichische botanische Zeitschrift 75: 47-49, 1 fig. (1926). "Über Corticium microsporum Karsten, sensu Bourdot et Galzin". Mitteil. Botan. Institut der Technischen Hochschule in Wien 4: 86-94, tab. 1. (1927). "Über Stereum ambiquum Peck und Stereum sulcatum Burt. zwei neue Bürger der Hymenomycetenflora Europas". Archiv für Protistenkunde 72: 302-310, 1 fig., tab. 19. (1930) "Neue Corticieen aus Österreich". Österreichische botanische Zeitschrift 77 (2): 121-134. (1928).

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Viktor Litschauer

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Viktor Litschauer 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 Viktor Litschauer

In research: Viktor Litschauer 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 Viktor Litschauer 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: Viktor Litschauer is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1879 births, 1939 deaths, Austrian mycologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Viktor Litschauer 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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