Lore Kutschera

Dr. Lore Kutschera (b. 14 September 1917, Villach, d. 16 October 2008, Klagenfurt) was an Austrian botanist, ecologist, phytosociologist, and educator known for her research of plant root systems and phytosociology in agricultural contexts.[1][2][3] In 1962 she received her doctorate at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, and later in life received several state awards form Klagenfurt for her scientific achievements.[4] In 1982, she founded the International Society of Root Research.[5]

Lore Kutschera
Dr. Lore Kutschera sitting on a hillside surrounded by plants, smiling at the camera
Born(1917-09-17)September 17, 1917
Villach
DiedOctober 16, 2008(2008-10-16) (aged 91)
Klagenfurt

References
  1. "Root System Drawings". Wageningen University and Research. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2019. This collection stores 1000 drawings, the outcome of 40 years of root system excavations and drawings executed in Europe, predominantly Austria. The drawings, their analysis and description were executed by the Pflanzensoziologisches Institut, Klagenfurt, led by Prof. Dr. Lore Kutschera (d. 2008).
  2. "Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Lore Kutschera(14. 9. 1917 – 16. 10. 2008)" (PDF). Aus dem Vereinsgeschehen (in German). Natural Science Association of Carinthia: 267–275.
  3. Böhm, W. (2012). Methods of Studying Root Systems. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783642672828. Retrieved 25 March 2019. The most extensive and comprehensive root excavations since the classical work of Weaver has been done by Lore Kutschera in Austria. In her studies she has investigated nearly all non-woody species, grasses, herbaceous plants, and agricultural crops in Middle Europe.
  4. Schmidt, Christine. "Lore Kutschera". www.fembio.org (in German). Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  5. "Who are we?". www.rootresearch.org. International Society of Root Research. Retrieved 25 March 2019. The first symposium of the ISRR, focusing on 'Root ecology and its practical application', took place in Austria in 1982 under the leadership of Professor Dr Lore (Eleanore) Kutschera and her scientific group. During the last four decades, seven further international ISRR symposia have brought together root scientists from many different disciplines and nationalities.
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