Carl Otto Harz

For other people surnamed Harz, see Harz (surname).

Carl (or Karl) Otto Harz (28 November 1842 in Gammertingen – 5 December 1906 in Munich) was a German mycologist, pharmacist and botanist.

After spending time as an intern in several pharmacies, he studied botany at the University of Berlin. Later, he relocated to Munich, where he served as a lecturer at the Technische Universität München (from 1873) and at the Tierärztlichen Hochschule (from 1874). In 1880 he was appointed professor of botany and pharmacognosy at the Tierärztlichen Hochschule.[1]

In 1877, with pathologist Otto Bollinger, he conducted early studies of actinomycosis in cattle, and is credited for naming the causal agent Actinomyces bovis. From his observations, he believed the culprit to be a mould, related to the genera Botrytis or Monosporium.[2]

As a taxonomist, he circumscribed a number of varieities from the species Cucurbita pepo.[3] His name is associated with the following mycological genera:

Published works

Harz also made contributions towards Schlechtendal's Flora von Deutschland.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Fungi H (Collectors Index Herbarium M) Pilz-Herbarien
  2. ↑ The Philadelphia Monthly Medical Journal, Volume 1 edited by George Milbry Gould
  3. ↑ IPNI List of botanical names described by Harz.
  4. ↑ BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publication
  5. ↑ WorldCat Identities Most widely held works by Carl Otto Harz
  6. ↑ IPNI.  Harz.

See also

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