Otto Kandler
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Otto Kandler was a German botanist and microbiologist. Until his retirement in 1986 he was professor of botany at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU).
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Otto Kandler in 1983, with a molecular model of pseudomurein (pseudopeptidoglycan)
Wall mosaic in the great entrance hall of the historical building of the Botanical Institute, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Carl Woese (left), Otto Kandler and Ralph Wolfe on their way to Mt. Hochiss in 1981 (photo by Gertraud Kandler)
Carl Woese (left), Ralph Wolfe and Otto Kandler (right), celebrating the "archaebacteria" (now archaea) on top of Mt. Hochiss in 1981 (photo by Gertraud Kandler)![Universal phylogenetic tree in rooted form, showing the three domains (Woese, Kandler, Wheelis 1990, p. 4578[7])](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/PhylogeneticTree%2C_Woese_1990.PNG/1280px-PhylogeneticTree%2C_Woese_1990.PNG)
Universal phylogenetic tree in rooted form, showing the three domains (Woese, Kandler, Wheelis 1990, p. 4578[7])Awards 2
Scientists from Germany 6
About this person
Country
GermanyCategory
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1920 to 2017 · aged 96
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