Author:Wilhelm Hofmeister

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Wilhelm Friedrich Benedict Hofmeister
(1824–1877)

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German biologist; regarded as "one of the true giants in the history of biology"; best known for his discovery of the alternation of generations, a fundamental principle of the life cycles of plants.

Works

Hofmeister's works were published in German; only English translations are listed here.

Hofmeister, Wilhelm; Currey, Frederick (translator) (1862), On the germination, development and fructification of the higher Cryptogamia and on the fructification of the Coniferae.

Works about Hofmeister

Haberlandt, Gottlieb (1877), "Wilhelm Hofmeister" in Plant systematics and evolution 27(4): 113-117.
Goebel, Karl von (1905) "Wilhelm Hofmeister" in The plant world 8: 291-298.

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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