Simon Schwendener ( 1829 - 1919 )

Birth: Buchs, St Gallen, Switzerland (10 February 1829) Death: Berlin, Germany (27 May 1919) Research Field: Plant anatomy, botany Education: Geneva; Zurich Career: Professor of Botany, Basle (1867); Professor of Botany, Tubingen (1877); Professor of Botany, Berlin (1879); worked on lichens Membership: Foreign Member Election Date: 26/06/1913.