Fritsch, Felix Eugene, 1879-1954

LC control no.	nb2009010739
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Fritsch, Felix Eugene, 1879-1954 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Fritsch, F. E. (Felix Eugene), 1879-1954
Birth date	1879-04-26
Death date	1954-05-23
Place of birth	Hampstead (London, England)
Affiliation	Universität München University College, London Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Queen Mary College (University of London) Linnean Society of London
Profession or occupation	Biologists
Found in	Introduction to the structure and reproduction of plants, 1920: t.p. (Felix Eugene Fritsch) Treatise on the British freshwater algae, 1927: t.p. (F.E. Fritsch) Wikipedia, November 2, 2015 (Felix Eugen Fritsch; Felix Eugen Fritsch FRS (26 April 1879-23 May 1954) was a British biologist; Fritsch started his career at the University of Munich before moving to research at University College London and also the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew; he was Professor and Head of the Botanical Department, Queen Mary College (formerly East London College), University of London, from 1911-1948; he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in May 1932 and won their Darwin Medal in 1950; he served as President of the Linnean Society from 1949 to 1952 and was awarded the society's Linnean Medal in 1954; he is best known internationally for his comprehensive two-volume The Structure and Reproduction of the Algae; however his A Treatise of the British Freshwater Algae was also important; Fritsch became a co-author of the revised edition in 1927; the standard author abbreviation F.E.Fritsch is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name) Obituary notices of fellows of the Royal Society, 1954: volume 9, number 1, page 130-140 (Felix Eugen Fritsch, 1879-1954; born April 26, 1879 in Hampstead; died May 23, 1954)
Associated language	eng