Wilhelm Detmer
Wilhelm Detmer was a German botanist, plant physiologist and agriculturalist.
In 1871 he obtained his doctorate from the University of Leipzig, later receiving his habilitation at the University of Jena, where in 1879 he became an associate professor. In 1904-05 he conducted scientific research in Java, publishing Botanische and landwirtschaftliche Studien auf Java as a result. In 1923, he was appointed professor of soil science, plant and seed physiology at Jena.Written works
He was the author of Das pflanzenphysiologische Praktikum, a book later translated into English and published as "Practical Plant Physiology: An Introduction to Original Research for Students and Teachers of Natural Science, Medicine, Agriculture and Forestry". Other noted works by Detmer include:
