Machura, Lothar#
Machura, Lothar, b. Krnov, Czech Republic (then Jaegerndorf), Dec. 13, 1909, d. Vienna, May 23, 1982, naturalist, adult educator. Head of the Department of Natural Sciences of the Lower Austria Provincial Museum, where he worked from 1935 to 1970. Co-founder of the Donau Museum at Orth an der Donau, of the Hunting Museum at Marchegg and the Alpine Garden on the Rax mountain. Advocated the creation of national parks, conservation, environmental and landscape protection, especially in connection with large-scale building projects.
Publications#
Nationalparke in Oesterreich, 1959; Pilzesammeln - leicht gemacht, 1964; Rettet die Tormaeuer, 1965; Die Donau und das Donaumuseum, 1966; Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege in Niederoesterreich, 1970; Baeume an der Strasse, 1970.