The Contributions to Botany of Julius von Sachs
1932; Missouri Botanical Garden; Volume: 19; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/2394170
ISSN2162-4372
Autores Tópico(s)Botanical Research and Chemistry
ResumoDirector Moore has very wisely divided the programme into three epochs,^Plant Physiology as Sachs Found It, The Contributions of Sachs to Plant Physiology, and Progress in Plant Physiology since Sachs.By this plan an opportunity is given the several speakers of presenting to their listeners a true perspective of the field under consideration, and of the position and influence therein of Sachs, its central figure.The first epoch we have had already passed before us, and I feel certain all have been impressed with the slow advance of physiology and of botany until approximately the middle of the nineteenth century, when, with new methods and directive thought so essential to real progress, a new era was ushered in.In this era Julius von Sachs was to play a most important r61e.In presenting the contributions which Sachs has made, I feel that full justice cannot be done him should I confine my remarks strictly to physiology.One of his most far-reaching and lasting contributions was the masterly manner in which he coordinated the several fields of botany, and made the functional plant the unit of interest.This he did in his 'Lehrbuch/ first edition, 1868.The status of botany, particularly in America and England, at that period was deplorable.The few bold spirits that ventured into the botanic field were compelled to make their way to Germany to sit as disciples at the feet
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