Biography:Alfred Ernst

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Short description: Swiss botanist

File:ETH-BIB-Ernst, Alfred (1875-1968)-Portrait-Portr 06569.tif Alfred Ernst (21 February 1875, Winterthur – 17 September 1968, Zürich) was a Swiss botanist.

He attended classes at the teachers' seminar in Küsnacht, followed by studies of biological sciences in Paris. From 1897 to 1899 he worked as a teacher in Naples. Afterwards, he received his doctorate in sciences from the University of Zürich, where in 1905, he became an associate professor. From 1909 to 1945 he was a professor of general botany at Zürich, being chosen university rector in 1928.[1]

His primary research dealt with the propagation of algae, the embryology of flowering plants and heterostyly in Primula species.[1] In 1905/06 and 1930/31 he was involved in botanical investigations in Java.[2]

Selected works

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ernst, Alfred Historischen Lexikon der Schweiz
  2. BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
  3. DNB, Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek
  4. IPNI,  A.Ernst, http://www.ipni.org/ipni/advAuthorSearch.do?find_abbreviation=A.Ernst