Gustav Lindau

Gustav Lindau (May 2, 1866 Dessau - October 10, 1923 Berlin), was a German mycologist and botanist.

Biography

Gustav Lindau studied natural history in Heidelberg and Berlin, where he studied under Simon Schwendener (1829–1919). He completed his doctoral thesis on the apothecia of lichens in1888. In 1890 he became director at the botanical garden in Münster and an assistant to Julius Oscar Brefeld (1839–1925).

In 1892 he became an assistant at the Berlin botanical garden. He obtained his “habilitation” and became associate professor of philosophy in 1894; and full professor in 1902.

The genus Lindauea ( Acanthaceae) was named in his honor by Rendle.

Note

Based in part on the translation from the German Wikipedia.

Works

• Gustav Lindau and Paul Sydow: Thesaurus literaturae mycologicae et lichenologicae. (1908–1917, 5 volumes)
• Gustav Lindau: Cryptogam flora for Beginners. (1911–1914, 6 volumes)

Literature

• Heinrich Dörfelt (ed.):Encyclopedia of mycology. Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart, New York, 1989. ISBN 3-437-20413-0
• Zander, R. in Dictionary of Plant Names ed. 13, Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart,1984. ISBN = 3-8001-5042-5))