Friedrich Ehrendorfer

{{Short description|Austrian botanist (1927–2023)}}

Friedrich Ehrendorfer (26 July 1927 – 28 November 2023) was an Austrian botanist who was professor emeritus of plant systematics at the Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna.{{Cite web|url=https://www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de/prof-em-dr-friedrich-ehrendorfer-1927;-universitaet-wien|title=Prof. em. Dr. Friedrich Ehrendorfer (*1927); Universität Wien|website=www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de}}{{Cite web|url=https://evolgenomics.univie.ac.at/about-us/group-members/friedrich-ehrendorfer/|title=Friedrich Ehrendorfer|website=evolgenomics.univie.ac.at}} He was an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.{{Cite web|url=https://www.amacad.org/person/friedrich-ehrendorfer|title=Friedrich Ehrendorfer|website=American Academy of Arts & Sciences}} For several years, he co-authored one of the leading university text-books in botany (Strasburger).{{cite book | last=Strasburger | first=Eduard | title=Lehrbuch der Botanik für Hochschulen | publisher=G. Fischer | publication-place=StuttgartJenaLübeckUlm | year=1998 | isbn=3-437-25500-2 | oclc=231712976 | language=de | page=}} Born in Vienna on 26 July 1927, he died in Vienna on 28 November 2023, at the age of 96.{{cite web |title=Nachruf (Obituary): emer. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Friedrich Ehrendorfer |url=https://lifesciences.univie.ac.at/news-events/newsordner/einzelansicht/news/nachruf-obituary-emer-univ-prof-dr-friedrich-ehrendorfer/ |website=University of Vienna |access-date=19 January 2024 |date=4 December 2023}}

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