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Werner Greuter

Werner Greuter 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 Werner Greuter rather than just read about it. In short: Werner Rodolfo Greuter (born 27 February 1938 in Genoa, Italy, as a Swiss national) is a botanist. He was the chair of the Editorial Committee for the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN) - the Tokyo Code (1994) and the St Louis Code (2000).

Key takeaways

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Reproduce the core statement of Werner Greuter from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Werner Rodolfo Greuter (born 27 February 1938 in Genoa, Italy, as a Swiss national) is a botanist. He was the chair of the Editorial Committee for the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN) - the Tokyo Code (1994) and the St Louis Code (2000). His proposed policy as regards registration of botanical names proved unpopular and in 1999 he stepped back, not being elected anew: he completed his term as chair to be succeeded at Vienna in 2005. He returned as a member of the editorial committee, contributing to the renamed International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants, the "Melbourne Code" (2012).

Biography Greuter went to schools in Bellinzona and Winterthur, and received his PhD from the University of Zürich in 1972. From 1972 to 1974 he was scientific director of the Goulandris Museum of Natural History in Kifisia, Athens, and edited its journal, Annales Musei Goulandris till 1976, being succeeded by W. T. Stearn. He was appointed on 1 April 1978 to his current position: Professor of biology in the Institute of Biology at the Free University of Berlin, Germany, and First Director of the University's Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum (BGBM) in Berlin.

Awards

Medal of Honour of the University of Crete, Rethymnon, 2010 Doctorate honoris causa (Laurea specialistica ad honorem in Biologia ed Ecologia vegetale), Università degli Studi di Palermo, 2010 Premio Acuña Galé, Sociedad Cubana de Botánica, 2009 Honorary Professorship (Categoría Docente Especial de Profesor Invitado), Universidad de La Habana, 2004 Theophrastus Medal of Honour of the Hellenic Botanical Society, 2000 IAPT Distinguished Services Award, 1999 OPTIMA Gold Medal, 1998. Distinguished Services Award, XVI International Botanical Congress, St Louis, Missouri

Eponymy The plant species Epipactis greuteri, Minuartia greuteriana, Hieracium greuteri, Centaurea greuteri, Bupleurum greuteri and Acanthus greuterianus are named after him. As well as Greuteria, which is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae and published in 2013.

See also binomial nomenclature List of botanists by author abbreviation

References and external links

Prof. Greuter's page Archived 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine at The Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem (BGBM) Example of a combination published by Greuter: Dittrichia viscosa (L.) Greuter

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Werner Greuter

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Werner Greuter 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 Werner Greuter 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 Werner Greuter 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 Werner Greuter

In research: Werner Greuter 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 Werner Greuter 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: Werner Greuter is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1938 births, 20th-century Swiss botanists, 21st-century Swiss botanists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Werner Greuter 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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How to study Werner Greuter in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Werner Greuter matter?

Because it connects several science 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 Werner Greuter?

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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