Leopold Loeske
Leopold Loeske (24 October 1865, Hohensalza – 29 March 1935, Bad Harzburg) was a German watchmaker and amateur bryologist. A skilled watchmaker, he was self-taught as a bryologist, collecting moss specimens in Germany, Switzerland and the French Alps during his career. Following World War I, he spent eight years working as a correspondent for a commercial institution due to financial struggles.
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Leopold Loeske
- Born
- 1865 · Inowrocław.
- Died
- 1935 · Bad Harzburg.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- bryologist · botanist · botanical collector · scientific collector · watchmaker
- Fields
- botany
- Languages
- German
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He joined the British Bryological Society in 1934. He died in Bad Harzburg while on a collection excursion in the Harz Mountains. The moss genera Loeskeobryum (M.Fleisch. Ex Broth. 1925) and Loeskypnum (H.K.G.Paul, 1916) are both named in his honor.
He was the author of 70 published works, including a highly regarded monograph on European Grimmiaceae, "Monographie der europäischen Grimmiaceen" (1930). Other books by Loeske include: • Moosflora des Harzes, 1903 - Mosses of the Harz. • Studien zur vergleichenden morphologie und phylogonetischen systematik der laubmoose. 1910 - Studies involving comparative morphology and phylogenetic systematics of mosses. • Die Laubmoose Europas. I, Grimmiaceae, 1913 - Mosses of Europe, Grimmiaceae. • Die Laubmoose Europas. II, Funariaceae, 1914 - Mosses of Europe, Funariaceae. Loeske was editor of the bryological journal, Bryologische Zeitschrift.
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- 1.JSTOR Global Plants (biography)
- 2.Richards, P W. The British Bryological Society 1923-1983. The British Bryological Society. 1983. 0-9507639-1-8.
- 3.History of Bryology in Switzerland, source Harvard Index of Botanists, Frahm & Eggers 2001 S. 290-293.
- 4.Grimmias of the World Grimmiology
- 5.Biodiversity Heritage Library Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
- 6.Burkhardt, Lotte. Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. 2022. 978-3-946292-41-8.
- 7.WorldCat Identities (published works)
- 8.Google Books Studien zur vergleichenden morphologie und phylogonetischen systematik der laubmoose
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