Elisabeth Tschermak-Woess

Elisabeth Tschermak-Woess
Born
Elisabeth Tschermak

(1917-01-28)28 January 1917
Znaim
Died26 April 2001(2001-04-26) (aged 84)
Vienna
NationalityAustrian
SpouseFriedrich Woess[2]
Scientific career
FieldsCytology, phycology, lichenology
InstitutionsUniversity of Vienna
Author abbrev. (botany)Tscherm.-Woess[1]
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Elisabeth Tschermak-Woess (28 January 1917 – 26 April 2001) was an Austrian University lecturer, cytologist, and phycologist who worked with lichen photobionts.[3][4] In 1994, Tschermak-Woess was awarded the Acharius Medal for her lifetime contributions to lichenology.[5] She had a Festschrift dedicated to her in 1988, in the journal Plant Systematics and Evolution (volume 158, pages 73–340).[6] Lichen taxa that have been named after Tschermak-Woess include the genus Woessia and the species Asterochloris woessiae.[6]

  1. ^ "Tschermak-Woess, Elisabeth (1917–2001)". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Friedrich Woess". www.geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at (in German (formal address)). Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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