Jost Fitschen

Jost Fitschen (1 January 1869, Brest (Lower Saxony) – 26 January 1947, Hamburg-Altona) was a German botanist known for his work in the field of dendrology.

Beginning in 1889, he worked as a schoolteacher in the town of Geversdorf, afterwards teaching classes in Magdeburg (1894–1901), where he worked closely with Otto Schmeil. With Schmeil, he was co-author of the popular "Flora von Deutschland", a book on German flora that was published over many editions (90th edition issued in 1996).[1] From 1901 to 1930, he taught classes in Altona, where for a period of time he also served as an academic rector. In his later years, he suffered from a nervous disorder that placed severe limitations on his activities.[2]

Publications

References

  1. Sudoc.fr Flora von Deutschland und angrenzender Länder
  2. Biodiversity Heritage Library Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
  3. Google Books 'Handbuch der Nadelholzkunde
  4. WorldCat Gehölzflora ein Buch zum Bestimmen der in Deutschland, etc.
  5. "Author Query for 'Fitschen'". International Plant Names Index.
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