Max Heinrich August Neumeister (15 May 1849, in Kleindrebnitz – 1 December 1929, in

Dresden Dresden (; ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; , ) is the capital city of the States of Germany, German state of Saxony and its second most populous city after Leipzig. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, 12th most p ...

) was a German

forestry Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests and woodlands for associated resources for human and Natural environment, environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and ...

scientist. From 1867 to 1869, he was a student at the

Royal Saxon Academy of Forestry The Royal Saxon Academy of Forestry (German: ''Königliche-Sächsische Forstakademie'') in Tharandt, Saxony, near Dresden, was founded by silviculturist Heinrich Cotta in 1811. Established in conjunction with the school, and later integrated wit ...

Tharandt Tharandt () is a municipality in Saxony, Germany, situated on the Weißeritz, southwest of Dresden. It has a Protestant Church and the oldest academy of forestry in Germany, founded as the Royal Saxon Academy of Forestry by Heinrich Cotta in 181 ...

, where he had as instructors, Johann Friedrich Judeich and Max Pressler. Beginning in 1880, he worked as a teacher at the forestry academy, later serving as the school's director (1894–1904). From 1906 to 1919, he was head forester of the Dresden forestry district. From 1910 to 1920, he was chairman of the ''Sächsischen Forstvereins'' (Saxon Forestry Association), and in 1917 was named chairman of the ''Deutschen Forstvereins'' (German Forestry Association).

Selected publications

* ''Die Wildfütterung'', 1892. * ''Forstliche Cubirungstafeln'', 8th edition 1893 (initial author, Max Pressler) - treatise on forestry measurements. * ''Fütterung des edel- und rehwildes'', 1895 - Feeding the noble and roe deer. * ''Die Forsteinrichtung der Zukunft'', 1900 - Forestry management of the future. * ''Die Forsteinrichtung'', 6th edition 1904 (initial author, Johann Friedrich Judeich) - Forestry management.WorldCat Identities
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References

1849 births 1929 deaths People from Bischofswerda People from the Kingdom of Saxony German foresters Royal Saxon Academy of Forestry alumni Academic staff of the Royal Saxon Academy of Forestry {{forestry-researcher-stub