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Wilhelm Vischer (botanist)

Wilhelm Vischer (botanist) 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 Wilhelm Vischer (botanist) rather than just read about it. In short: Wilhelm Vischer (5 January 1890 in Basel – 2 June 1960 in Basel) was a Swiss botanist whose areas of interest were algae and spermatophytes. He studied medicine in Geneva and Basel, and natural sciences in Munich, where in 1914 he obtained his PhD.

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Reference excerpt

Wilhelm Vischer (5 January 1890 in Basel – 2 June 1960 in Basel) was a Swiss botanist whose areas of interest were algae and spermatophytes. He studied medicine in Geneva and Basel, and natural sciences in Munich, where in 1914 he obtained his PhD. At the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, he was a student of Karl Ritter von Goebel. Following graduation, with Robert Hippolyte Chodat, he participated in a botanical excursion to Paraguay. After his return to Switzerland, he spent several years in Geneva (1914–1919), working on plants that were collected in Paraguay. Beginning in 1919, he worked as a botanist at the rubber research station in Buitenzorg, Java. In 1924, he qualified as a lecturer at the University of Basel, where from 1928 to 1960, he served as an associate professor of botany. In 1937, Adolf Pascher named the algae genus Vischeria in his honour.

Selected publications La Végétation du Paraguay. Résultats Scientifiques d'une Mission Botanique Suisse au Paraguay, with Robert Hippolyte Chodat, 1927 (Google Books). Études mycologiques faites au Parc national suisse, Jules Favre, Wilhelm Vischer, Fritz Heinis, 1945.

References

External links

IPNI List of taxa described & co-described by Vischer.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Wilhelm Vischer (botanist)

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Wilhelm Vischer (botanist) 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 Wilhelm Vischer (botanist)

In research: Wilhelm Vischer (botanist) 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 Wilhelm Vischer (botanist) 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: Wilhelm Vischer (botanist) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1890 births, 1960 deaths, 20th-century Swiss botanists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Wilhelm Vischer (botanist) 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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