Wilhelm Vischer (botanist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Wilhelm Vischer (botanist)

Swiss botanist

Date of Birth: 05-Jan-1890

Place of Birth: Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1960

Profession: botanist

Nationality: Paraguay

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Wilhelm Vischer (5 January 1890 in Basel – 2 June 1960 in Basel) was a Swiss botanist whose areas of interest were algae and spermatophytes. He studied medicine in Geneva and Basel, and natural sciences in Munich, where in 1914 he obtained his PhD.
At the University of Munich, he was a student of Karl Ritter von Goebel.
Following graduation, with Robert Hippolyte Chodat, he participated in a botanical excursion to Paraguay.
After his return to Switzerland, he spent several years in Geneva (1914–1919), working on plants that were collected in Paraguay.Beginning in 1919 he worked as a botanist at the rubber research station in Buitenzorg, Java.
In 1924 he qualified as a lecturer at the University of Basel, where from 1928 to 1960, he served as an associate professor of botany.In 1937 Adolf Pascher named the algae genus Vischeria in his honour.