Julius Sachs (1832–97)

German botanist and plant physiologist. PhD, Prague, 1856. Research assistant, forestry academy, Tharandt, 1859. Professor of botany, agricultural training institute, Poppelsdorf, 1861; professor, Freiburg im Breisgau, 1867; Würzburg, 1868. Founded the institute of plant physiology, Würzburg. Ennobled, 1877.