Ernst Pringsheim Jr.

Ernst Pringsheim Jr., Ernst Georg Pringsheim jun., or Ernst Georg Pringsheim (October 26, 1881 in Breslau, Niederschlesien December 26, 1970 in Hannover) was a German Natural scientist (Naturwissenschaftler) and plant physiologist (Pflanzenphysiologe).

He taught as a professor for biochemistry and botany, in the University of Berlin, University of Prague, and Cambridge University.

Life

He was a son of Hugo Pringsheim (- 1915, Oppeln, Oberschlesien), and Hedwig Johanna Heymann (1856–1938).

Personal

In 1907 he married Lily Chun (1887–1954), which had been followed by the births of five recorded children by 1921: that was when the marriage ended in divorce.[1] His second marriage took place in Prague in 1929 and was to the pharmacist Olga Zimmermann (1902–1992).

References

  • D. Mollenhauer: "The protistologist Ernst Georg Pringsheim and his four lives", Protist 154(2003), 157-171;
  • D. Mollenhauer: "Historical aspects of culturing microalgae in Central Europe and the impact of Ernst Georg Pringsheim, a pioneer in algae culture collection", in preparation;
  1. "Pringsheim, Lily". Hessische Biografie. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.


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