Léopold Reichling

Léopold Reichling ( born March 11, 1921 in Luxembourg, † May 2, 2009 in Luxembourg ), Luxembourg was a botanist, but also published zoological and nature protection originating works and has gathered a significant collection of Stone Age artifacts from Luxembourg.

Life

Léopold Reichling began his career in 1949 as a biology teacher at the Lycée de Garçons in Luxembourg. In 1957 he became professor of botany at the Cours Supérieurs de Luxembourg. Reichling is considered the pioneer of the Luxembourg phytosociology and as an eminent researcher of Luxembourg flora. After his retirement in 1981 he has also worked intensively with the investigation of the Luxembourg bugs.

He was president of the Société des natura listes luxembourgeois (SNL ) ( 1962-1968 ) and the conservation organization Natura. In 1997 he was awarded the prize Hëllef fir d'Natur in recognition of his services in the field of scientific research and nature conservation in Luxembourg.

Taxa

Léopold Reichling have been devoted to the following taxa:

• Asplenium × reichlingii Lawalrée, 1951, a monstrous form of the fern Asplenium trichomanes;

• Taraxacum reichlingii Soest, 1971 [W 1], a flowering plant;

• Lichenoconium reichlingii Diederich, 1986 [ W 2 ], a braid;

• Reichlingia leopoldii Diederich & Scheid. , 1996 [ W 3 ], a fungus.

Publications (selection)

Botany

• Reichling, L., 1951. Forestry Les du Grès de Luxembourg. Bull Soc. r. Bot Belg. 83: 163-212.
• Reichling, L., 1954. L' élément atlantique dans la vallée de la végétation inférieure de l' Ernz noire ( G.-D. de Luxembourg ). G.-D. Archs Inst Luxemb. , Sect. sci. nat., phys math. N.S. 21: 99-114.
• Reichling, L., 1955. Epipactis Les de la flore luxembourgeoise. G.-D. Archs Inst Luxemb. , Sect. sci. . nat, phys, math, N.S., 22. 123-145.
• Reichling, L., 1958. Application de cartes à réseau au recensement floristic du Grand- Duchy of Luxembourg. Bull Soc. Nat. Luxemb. 61 (1956 ): 12-28, Supplément, 16 pp.
• Reichling, L., 1965. Luxembourg The locations of Hautfarns Hymenophyllum tunbrigense (L.) Sm Ber. Arbeitsgem. sächs Botan. , N.F. 5-6 (1963 /64) (1): 141-154
• Reichling, L., 1966. Marchantiales Les - Marchantiineae de la ville de Luxembourg. Bull Soc. Nat. luxemb. 67: 3-26.
• Reichling, L., 1970. The genus Epipactis in Luxembourg. Jber. Naturw. Ver. Wuppertal, 23: 88-97.
• Reichling, L., 1974. Protected in Luxembourg plants. Overview and instructions for getting to know the proof in Luxembourg wild plant species. Natura ( éd. ), Luxembourg, 23 p.
• Reichling, L., 1981. D' années 30 observations floristiques au Luxembourg, 1949-1979. Bull Soc. Nat. luxemb. 83-84: 75-95.
• Reichling, L., 1990. Observations floristiques au Luxembourg 1980-1989. Bull Soc. Nat. luxemb. 90 (1990): 55-70.
• Reichling, L. & R. Thorn ( collab. ), 1997. Trichomanes speciosum Willd., Un passager mystérieux clandestin. Adoxa, No. 15/16 ( avril 1997): 1-3.

Zoology

• Reichling, L., 1951. Gastéropode Le Helix aspersa Müller ( petit - gris ) aux environs de Luxembourg. Bull Soc. Nat. luxemb. 55: 362-367.
• Reichling, L., 1952. Nouvelles observations you Gastéropode Helix aspersa Müller au Grand- Duchy of Luxembourg. Bull Soc. Nat. luxemb. 56: 24-25.
• Hoffmann, J. & L. Reichling, 1963. Supplément à la faune of orthopterous du Grand- Duchy of Luxembourg. G.-D. Archs Inst Luxemb. , Sect. sci. nat., phys math. N.S. 25 (1962 ): 129-157.
• Reichling, L. 1984. Hétéroptères du Grand- Duchy of Luxembourg. 1 Psallus ( Hylopsallus ) pseudoplatani n sp. ( Miridae, Phylinae ) et espèces apparentées. Travaux Scientifiques du Musée d' Histoire Naturelle de Luxembourg, 4 ( 1): 1-18.
• Reichling, L., 1985. Hétéroptères du Grand- Duchy of Luxembourg. 2 Quelques espèces peu connues, rares ou inattendues. Travaux Scientifiques du Musée d' Histoire Naturelle de Luxembourg, 4 ( 2): 1-45.
• Reichling, L., 2001. Atlas of hétéroptères non- aquatiques du Luxembourg. Travaux Scientifiques du Musée d' Histoire Naturelle de Luxembourg: 1-134.