Léopold Reichling, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Léopold Reichling

Luxembourgian botanist and entomologist (1921-2009)

Date of Birth: 11-Mar-1921

Place of Birth: Luxembourg, Luxembourg District, Luxembourg

Date of Death: 02-May-2009

Profession: zoologist, botanist, entomologist

Nationality: Luxembourg

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Léopold Reichling (March 11, 1921 in Luxembourg – May 2, 2009) was a Luxembourg biologist and naturalist. He is especially known for his publications in the fields of botany, zoology and nature conservation.
He assembled three major scientific collections: an herbarium, a collection of heteroptera and a collection of human artefacts of the Stone Age. The following taxa were named after Léopold Reichling: Asplenium ×reichlingii Lawalrée, 1951; a monstrous form of the fern Asplenium trichomanes;Taraxacum reichlingii Soest, 1971; a plant;Lichenoconium reichlingii Diederich, 1986; a fungus;Reichlingia leopoldii Diederich & Scheid., 1996; a lichen.