Erich Lindemann (May 8, 1888, in

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, Mecklenburg-VorpommernMay 2, 1945, in Erbach, Hesse) was a German phycologist and

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Early life, education, and family

Lindemann's father was a teacher with Protestant-Lutheran confession. Lindemann was unmarried.
Entry in the register Persons and Corporation of the Research Library for the History of Education As Sergeant, he participated in

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and was decorated with the

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Career

After secondary education, Erich Berthold Ludwig Wilhelm Lindemann studied

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in Munich, Berlin and particularly

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.
Entry in Rostocker Matrikelportal He practised as teacher ‒in this order‒ at the gymnasium

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, at the Realschulen

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and

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, at the gymnasiums

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CV in the PhD thesis and

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and at royal Comenius-gymnasium in

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. In

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, Lindemann completed his PhD at the Schlesische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Breslau in 1915. From 1919 to 1924, Lindemann was teacher in

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(

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), but was put in retirement in 1933 at the latest. Lindemann's scientific work comprises the description of numerous dinophyte species. He was editor of the journal ''Schriften für Süßwasser- und Meereskunde''Schriften für Süßwasser- und Meereskunde 1, 1923 und founding member of the

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Internationale Vereinigung für Theoretische und Angewandte Limnologie: Verhandlungen 1, 1922
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Works

* ''Studien zur Biologie der Teichgewässer'', Breslau: Borntraeger, 1915 * "Studien zur Biologie der Teichgewässer" in ''Zeitschrift für Fischerei Berlin'' 17, 1915: 69–154 * "PeridiniumGüstrowiense n. sp. und seine Variationsformen" in ''Archiv für Hydrobiologie'' 11, 1916: 490–495 * "Beiträge zur Kenntnis des Seenplanktons der Provinz Posen" in ''Zeitschrift der Naturwissenschaftlichen Abteilung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Kunst und Wissenschaft in Posen'' 23, 1916: 2–31 * "Zur Biologie einiger Gewässer der Umgebung von Güstrow in Mecklenburg-Schwerin" in ''Archiv des Vereins der Freunde der Naturgeschichte in Mecklenburg'' 71, 1917: 105–134 * "Beiträge zur Kenntnis des Seenplanktons der Provinz Posen (Südwest-Posen, Seengrupe) II" in ''Zeitschrift der Naturwissenschaftlichen Abteilung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Kunst und Wissenschaft in Posen'' 24, 1917: 2–41. * "Mitteilungen über Posener Peridineen" in ''Zeitschrift der Naturwissenschaftlichen Abteilung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Kunst und Wissenschaft in Posen'' 25, 1918: 23–25. * "Untersuchungen über Süßwasserperidineen und ihre Variationsformen" in ''Archiv für Protistenkunde'' 39, 1919: 209–262 * "Untersuchungen über Süßwasserperidineen und ihre Variationsformen II" in ''Archiv für Naturgeschichte'' 84, 1920: 121–194 * "Technische Winke für die Untersuchungen von Süßwasserperidineen" in ''Mikrobiologische Monatshefte'' 12, 1922: 1–13 * "Ein neues Spirodinium" in ''Hedwigia'' 64, 1923: 146–147 * "Eine Entwicklungshemmung bei Peridiniumborgei und ihre Folgen" in ''Archiv für Protistenkunde'' 46, 1923: 378–382 * "Neue oder wenig bekannte Protisten. IX. Neue oder wenig bekannte Flagellaten. VIII. Neue von G. J. Playfair beschriebene Süßwasserperidineen aus Australien, mit kritischen Bemerkungen über ihre systematische Stellung" in ''Archiv für Protistenkunde'' 47, 1924: 109–130 * "Eine interessante Süsswasserflagellate" in: 7–10 * "Die Mikroflora des Zwergbirkenmoors von Neulinum" in: 38–42 (co-author: Steinecke, F.) * "UeberPeridineen einiger Seen Süddeutschlands und des Alpengebietes" in: 158–163 * "Der Bau der Hülle bei Heterocapsa und Kryptoperidiniumfoliaceum (Stein) n. nom." in ''Botanisches Archiv'' 5, 1924: 114–120 * "Eine tierische Pflanze — ein pflanzenhaftes Tier!" in ''Schriften für Süßwasser- und Meereskunde'' 2, 1924: 274–277 * "Neue oder wenig bekannte Protisten. X. Neue oder wenig bekannte Flagellaten. IX. Mitteilungen über nicht genügend bekannte Peridineen" in ''Archiv für Protistenkunde'' 47, 1924: 431–439 * "Peridineen aus dem Alpengebiete" in ''Schriften für Süßwasser- und Meereskunde'' 2, 1924: 194–200 * "Peridineen aus dem Goldenen Horn und Bosporus" in ''Botanisches Archiv'' 5, 1924: 216–233 * "Peridineen des Alpenrandgebietes" in ''Botanisches Archiv'' 8, 1924: 297–303 * "Vom Plankton des Golfes von Neapel" in ''Schriften für Süßwasser- und Meereskunde'' 2, 1924: 3–11 * "Vom Plankton warmer Meere" in ''Die Naturwissenschaften'' 12, 1924: 888–895 * "III. Klasse: Dinoflagellatae (Peridineae)", pp. 144–195 in: Schoenichen, W., (ed), ''Einfachste Lebensformen des Tier- und Pflanzenreiches. Naturgeschichte der mikroskopischen Süßwasserbewohner'', Berlin: Bermühler, 1925. * "Die Schwalbenschwanzalge (Ceratium hirundinella O. Fr. M.)" in ''Mikrokosmos'' 18y 14–20 * "Neubeobachtungen an den Winterperidineen des Golfes von Neapel" in ''Botanisches Archiv'' 9, 1925: 95–102. * "Peridineen aus Seen der Schweiz" in ''Botanisches Archiv'' 10, 1925: 205–208. * "Peridineen des Oberrheins und seiner Altwässer" in ''Botanisches Archiv'' 11, 1925: 474–481 * "Ueber finnische Peridineen" in ''Archiv für Hydrobiologie'' 15, 1925: 1–4 * "Der dritte Limnologenkongreß in Rußland." in ''Der Naturforscher'' 2, 1925, pp. 429–430, pl. LIX. * "Fahrt durch das europäische Rußland." in ''Ostdeutscher Naturwart'' 2, 1925, pp. 552–557. * "Bewegeliche Hüllenfelderung und ihr Einfluss auf die Frage der Artbildung bei Glenodinien" in ''Archiv für Hydrobiologie'' 16, 1926: 437–458 * "Peridineen aus Altwässern des Flusses Donjez bei Charkow (Ukraine)" in ''Botanisches Archiv'' 14, 1926:467–473 * "Massensterben von Fischen infolge einer Hochproduktion von Panzergeißlingen (Peridineen)" in ''Kleine Mitteilungen für die Mitglieder des Vereins für Wasserversorgung und Abwässerbeseitigung'' 2, 1926: 113–119. * "Die 3. Tagung der Internationalen Vereinigung für theoretische und angewandte Limnologie in Rußland" in ''Mikrokosmos'' 19, 1926: 60–62 * "Peridineenbestimmungen" in ''Mikrokosmos'' 19: 31–33, 1926 * "Die Süßwasser-Diplopsalis im Kaspischen Meere" in ''Mikrokosmos'' 20, 1927: 124–125 * "Dinoflagellaten aus der Wolga" in ''Arbeiten der Biologischen Wolga-Station'' 9, 1927: 1–3 * "Über einige Dinoflagellaten des Kaspischen Meeres" in ''Archiv für Protistenkunde'' 59, 1927: 418–422 * "Über einige Peridineen des Kieshofer Moores" in ''Beiträge zur Naturdenkmalpflege'' 12, 1927: 130–135 * "Abteilung Peridineae (Dinoflagellatae)", pp. 3–104 in: Engler, A., & Prantl, K., (eds), ''Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien'', 2. ed., Leipzig: Engelmann, 1928 * "Über die Schwimmbewegungen einer experimentell eingeißelig gemachten Dinoflagellate" in ''Archiv für Protistenkunde'' 64, 1928: 507–510 * "Neue Peridineen" in ''Hedwigia'' 68, 1928: 291–296 * "Parasitische Dinoflagellaten" in ''Mikrokosmos'' 21, 1928: 122–126 * "Vorläufige Mitteilung" in ''Archiv für Protistenkunde'' 63, 1928: 259–260 * "Experimentelle Studien über die Fortpflanzungserscheinungen der Süßwasserperidineen auf Grund von Reinkulturen" in ''Archiv für Protistenkunde'' 68, 1929: 1–104 * "Über eine limnologische Bedeutung der freien Kohlensäure" in ''Die Naturwissenschaften'' 51, 1930: 1113 * "Die Peridinineen der deutschen limnologischen Sunda-Expedition nach Sumatra, Java und Bali" in ''Archiv für Hydrobiologie'' Suppl. 8, 1931: 691–732 Eponymy: ''Hemidinium lindemannii'' Skvortsov, ''Peridinium lindemannii'' M.Lefèvre, ''Stylodinium lindemannii'' Baumeister.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lindemann, Berthold Ludwig Wilhelm German phycologists 1888 births Scientists from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 1945 deaths German Army personnel of World War I Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914)