Erich Tschermak, Edler von Seysenegg (15 November 1871 – 11 October 1962) was an Austrian agronomist who developed several new disease-resistant crops, including wheat-rye and oat hybrids. He was a son of the Moravia-born mineralogist Gustav Tschermak von Seysenegg. His maternal grandfather was the botanist, Eduard Fenzl, who taught Gregor Mendel botany during his student days in Vienna.
Erich von Tschermak | |
|---|---|
 Erich Tschermak-Seysenegg | |
| Born | 15 November 1871 |
| Died | 11 October 1962 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Education | University of Halle |
| Known for | Developing disease-resistant crops |
| Father | Gustav Tschermak von Seysenegg |
| Relatives | Eduard Fenzl, grandfather, Armin von Tschermak-Seysenegg, brother |
| Awards | Honorary doctorate from the University of Vienna, Austrian Decoration for Science and Art |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Agronomy |
| Institutions | University of Agricultural Sciences Vienna |
| Doctoral advisor | Carl Nägeli |
He received his doctorate from the University of Halle, Germany, in 1896.[1] Tschermak accepted a teaching position at the University of Agricultural Sciences Vienna in 1901, and became professor there five years later, in 1900. Von Tschermak is one of four men—see also Hugo de Vries, Carl Correns and William Jasper Spillman—who independently rediscovered Gregor Mendel's work on genetics. Von Tschermak published his findings in June, 1900. His works in genetics were largely influenced by his brother Armin von Tschermak-Seysenegg.[2]
Decorations and awards
edit- Member Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture (1912)
- Honorary doctorate from the University of Vienna (1950)
- Member Royal Swedish Academy of Physiography (1951)
- Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna (1951)
- Austrian Decoration for Science and Art
References
edit- ^ Riedl-Dorn, Christa (2016), "Tschermak von Seysenegg, Erich", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 26, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 475–476; (full text online)
- ^ Simunek, M.; Hoßfeld, U.; Wissemann, V. (2011). "'Rediscovery' revised - the cooperation of Erich and Armin von Tschermak-Seysenegg in the context of the 'rediscovery' of Mendel's laws in 1899-19011". Plant Biology. 13 (6): 835–841. doi:10.1111/j.1438-8677.2011.00491.x. PMID 21972912.
- Monaghan, F; Corcos A (1986). "Tschermak: a non-discoverer of Mendelism. I. An historical note". J. Hered. 77 (3). UNITED STATES: 468–9. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a110284. ISSN 0022-1503. PMID 3549880.
- Monaghan, F V; Corcos A F (1987). "Tschermak: a non-discoverer of mendelism. II. A critique". J. Hered. 78 (3). UNITED STATES: 208–10. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a110361. ISSN 0022-1503. PMID 3302014.
- SCHUBERT, G (December 1952). "In memoriam Prof. Armin Tschermak-Seysenegg". Wien. Klin. Wochenschr. 64 (50). Not Available: 966. ISSN 0043-5325. PMID 13049817.
External links
edit- Works by or about Erich von Tschermak at the Internet Archive
- Article relating the work of Gregor Mendel
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