Robert Hartig
Robert Hartig (born: Heinrich Julius Adolph Robert Hartig, 30 May 1839, in Braunschweig – died 9 October 1901, in Munich) was a German forestry scientist and mycologist. He has been called the father of forest pathology.
Also recorded as R.Hartig
Robert Hartig

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- Name
- Robert Hartig
- Born
- 30 May 1839
- Birthplace
- Braunschweig
- Died
- 9 October 1901
- Place of death
- Munich
- Known for
- Hartig net
- Nationality
- Duchy of Brunswick · German Reich
- Occupation
- forestry scientist · botanist · mycologist · university teacher · writer · forester · physiologist · biologist
- Education
- Collegium Carolinum · Frederick William University Berlin
- Languages
- German
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Robert Hartig (born: Heinrich Julius Adolph Robert Hartig, 30 May 1839, in Braunschweig – died 9 October 1901, in Munich) was a German forestry scientist and mycologist. He has been called the father of forest pathology.
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Biography
Biography
Robert Hartig studied at Collegium Carolinum and Frederick William University Berlin. The recorded working language is German. Places of work recorded in the authority are Munich. Employment is recorded with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development. Positions recorded include docent and professor. Works named in the authority record are Wichtige Krankheiten der Waldbäume, Die Zersetzungserscheinungen des Holzes der Nadelholzbäume und der Eiche in forstlicher, botanischer und chemischer Richtung, Lehrbuch der Baumkrankheiten and Lehrbuch der Anatomie und Physiologie der Pflanzen unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Forstgewächse.

Robert Hartig (born: Heinrich Julius Adolph Robert Hartig, 30 May 1839, in Braunschweig – died 9 October 1901, in Munich)
An outline of the history of phytopathology (1918)
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Key facts
• Name — Robert Hartig • Born — 30 May 1839 • Birthplace — Braunschweig • Died — 9 October 1901 • Place of death — Munich • Doctoral Students — Heinrich Mayr, Carl von Tubeuf • Known for — Hartig net • Author Abbrev Bot — R.Hartig • Illustration — Teachers of the school of forestry in Neustadt-Eberswalde around 1868 (from left): Robert Hartig (with Peter Danckelmann in his arms), unknown, Julius Theodor Christian Ratzeburg, Bernhard Danckelmann, Adolf Remelé, Wilhelm Schneider and Wilhelm Schütze
Biography
Biography
He was educated at the Collegium Carolinum of Braunschweig, and the Friedrich Wilhelm University of Berlin. In 1878, he was appointed professor of botany at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. Hartig made significant contributions to knowledge of vegetable pathology. Prior to his investigations on the progressive stages of disease in trees, little or nothing had been done in this area, so that Hartig may be considered the founder of arboreal pathology. Hartig worked in Eberswalde (1867–1878) and Munich (1878–1901), mainly in forest pathology.
Works
Works
• Vergleichende Untersuchungen über den Wachsthumsgang und Ertrag der Rothbuche und Eiche im Spessart, der Rothbuche im östlichen Wesergebirge, der Kiefer in Pommern und der Weißtanne im Schwarzwalde, Stuttgart 1865. • Die Rentabilität der Fichtennutzholz- und Buchenbrennholzwirthschaft im Harze und im Wesergebirge. Stuttgart 1868. • Wichtige Krankheiten der Waldbäume. Beiträge zur Mycologie und Phytopathologie für Botaniker und Forstmänner, Berlin, 1874. • Die durch Pilze erzeugten Krankheiten der Waldbäume. Für den deutschen Förster. Zweite Auflage. Breslau: Morgenstern, 1875. • Die Zersetzungserscheinungen des Holzes der Nadelholzbäume und der Eiche in forstlicher botanischer und chemischer Richtung, Berlin, 1878. (Initiated the modern era of understanding of wood decay.) • Lehrbuch der Baumkrankheiten, Berlin, 1882. • Lehrbuch der Baumkrankheiten, 2., verb. und vermehrte Auflage, Berlin, 1889. • 2nd ed. translated into English by William Somerville and H. Marshall Ward as Diseases of Trees, London 1894 • Lehrbuch der Pflanzenkrankheiten. Für Botaniker, Forstleute, Landwirthe und Gärtner, 3., völlig neu bearbeitete Auflage des Lehrbuches der Baumkrankheiten, Berlin 1900. • Das Holz der deutschen Nadelwaldbäume, Berlin, 1885. • Der ächte Hausschwamm (Merulius lacrymans Fr.), (Die Zerstörungen des Bauholzes durch Pilze I), Berlin 1885. • 2nd ed.: Der echte Hausschwamm und andere das Bauholz zerstörende Pilze, 2. Aufl., bearbeitet und herausgegeben von Dr. C. Freiherr von Tubeuf, Berlin, 1902. • (with Rudolf Weber) Das Holz der Rothbuche in anatomisch-physiologischer, chemischer und forstlicher Richtung, Berlin 1888. • Lehrbuch der Anatomie und Physiologie der Pflanzen unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Forstgewächse, Berlin, 1891. • Die anatomischen Unterscheidungsmerkmale der wichtigeren in Deutschland wachsenden Hölzer, 4. Auflage, Munich 1898. R.Hartig
Family
Family
He was the son of Theodor Hartig (1805–1880) and grandson of Georg Ludwig Hartig (1764–1837).
Career and activity
Career and activity
He was employed by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development. Recorded positions include docent and professor. He belonged to German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities. He worked at Munich.
Work and production
Work and production
Works recorded as notable number 4: Wichtige Krankheiten der Waldbäume, Die Zersetzungserscheinungen des Holzes der Nadelholzbäume und der Eiche in forstlicher, botanischer und chemischer Richtung, Lehrbuch der Baumkrankheiten and Lehrbuch der Anatomie und Physiologie der Pflanzen unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Forstgewächse.
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1839
Robert Hartig born at Brunswick.
1874
Wichtige Krankheiten der Waldbäume is dated 1874.
1880
Untersuchungen aus dem Forstbotanischen Institut zu München is dated 1880.
1882
Ueber die vertheilung der organischen substanz, des wassers und luftraumes in den bäumen, und über die ursache der wasserbewegung in transpirirenden pflanzen is dated 1882.
1882
Lehrbuch der Baumkrankheiten is dated 1882.
1885
Das Holz der deutschen Nadelwaldbäume is dated 1885.
1894
Text-book of the diseases of trees is dated 1894.
1900
Lehrbuch der Pflanzenkranzkheiten is dated 1900.
1901
Robert Hartig died at Munich.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1073040712, Robert Hartig (Berlin).
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- 1.Kurt Mantel: "Hartig, Heinrich Julius Adolph Robert" in: Neue Deutsche Biographie 7 (1966), S. 712 [Online-Version]; URL: https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/gnd116490780.html#ndbcontent
- 2.Franz-Josef Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (Hrsg.): Genealogisches Handbuch des in Bayern immatrikulierten Adels. Band 4. Degener und Co, Neustadt an der Aisch 1953, S. 264
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The authorities additionally record the heading R.Hartig. His recorded language was German. He was the child of Theodor Hartig. Formation and teaching. Hartig studied at Collegium Carolinum and Frederick William University Berlin. The record notes the qualification doctorate. Recorded as forestry scientist, botanist, mycologist, university teacher and writer.
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