Rechinger, Karl-Heinz#
Rechinger, Karl-Heinz, b. Vienna, Oct. 16, 1906, d. Vienna, Dec. 30, 1998, botanist. Assistant to R. Wettstein. From 1929 at the botanical department of the Museum of Natural History, 1956/57 Visiting Professor in Bagdad, 1963-1971 Director of the Museum of Natural History. His life´s work was the documentation of the wild plants of Persia.
Works#
Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Pilz-Flora von Aussee, 1930; Flora Aegaea, 1943; Flora Iranica, 1963ff.; Flora of Lowland Iraq, 1964.Literature#
H. Riedl, K.-H. R. zum 65. Geburtstag, 1971; W. Lack, K.-H. R. A Grand Old Man in Botany, 1987.