Professor Hans Winkler (23 April1877 - 22 November1945) was a Germanbotanist. He was Professor of Botany at the University of Hamburg, and a director of that university's Institute of Botany. April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Botany is the scientific study of plant life. ... Botany is the scientific study of plantlife. ... The University of Hamburg was founded on the 1 April 1919 by Wilhelm Stern and others. ...
He is remembered for coining the term 'genome' in 1920, by making a portmanteau of the words gene and chromosome. The In biology the genome of an organism is the whole hereditary information of an organism that is encoded in the DNA (or, for some viruses, RNA). ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... It has been suggested that blend (linguistics) be merged into this article or section. ...
At page 165, he wrote (in rough translation):
I propose the expression Genom for the haploid chromosome set, which, together with the pertinent protoplasm, specifies the material foundations of the species ....
Winkler also worked at the University of Naples, in Italy, where he researched the physiology of the algaeBryopsis. The University of Naples is the third Italian university and was initiated in 1224 by Emperor Frederick II. It is known as one of the first universities to be founded by a secular ruler. ... A seaweed (Laurencia) up close: the branches are multicellular and only about 1 mm thick. ...
In the case of Winkler's Nova Library, he can be said to create an aesthetic through the collage of not only the texts, but also through playing with the structures of the larger communities and institutions involved in the project.
Winkler had to downsize his ideas: accept a smaller number of books to be on display, and a smaller space than was anticipated.
It is to HansWinkler's credit, and that of the grunt gallery that sponsored this project, that now we are aware of these connections.
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