Léopold Reichling
Luxembourgian scientist
Died when: 88 years 52 days (1057 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Léopold Reichling (March 11, 1921 in Luxembourg – May 2, 2009) was a Luxembourg biologist and naturalist.He is especially known for his publications in the fields of botany, zoology and nature conservation.
He assembled three major scientific collections: an herbarium, a collection of heteroptera and a collection of human artefacts of the Stone Age.
The following taxa were named after Léopold Reichling:
* Asplenium ×reichlingii Lawalrée, 1951; a monstrous form of the fern Asplenium trichomanes;
* Taraxacum reichlingii Soest, 1971; a plant;
* Lichenoconium reichlingii Diederich, 1986; a fungus;
* Reichlingia leopoldii Diederich & Scheid., 1996; a lichen.
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