{{Short description|German botanist (1897–1978)}} '''Julius Georg Hubertus Wilhelm Troll''' (3 November 1897, Munich – 28 December 1978, Mainz) was a German botanist, known for his studies in the field of plant morphology. He advocated a morphological biology that was rooted in the nature philosophy of Goethe.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=gPrtE4K0WC8C&dq=%22wilhelm+troll%22+morphology&pg=PA149 Biologists Under Hitler] by Ute Deichmann</ref> He was an older brother to geographer Carl Troll (1899–1975).
== Biography == From 1919 to 1921, he studied biological sciences at the University of Munich, where he was a pupil of botanist Karl Ritter von Goebel.<ref>[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33212546#page/516/mode/1up BHL] Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications</ref> In 1929/30 he participated in the ''Sunda Expedition der Notgemeinschaft der Deutschen Wissenschaft'', during which, he conducted studies on the respiratory roots of mangrove plants.<ref>[http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/FMCollectors/T/TrollW.htm Nationaal Herbarium.Nederland] Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 1: Cyclopaedia of collectors</ref> In 1932 he was appointed professor of botany and director of the botanical garden at the University of Halle, and in 1946, he became a professor of botany and general biology at the University of Mainz.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=1NVRfl4gCw0C&dq=%22troll%2C+wilhelm%22+1897&pg=PA99 Thibaut - Zycha, Volume 10] by K. G. Saur Verlag GmbH & Company, Walter De Gruyter Incorporated</ref>
Some plants with the specific epithet of ''trollii'' honor his name.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=u2n5vusQ1DEC&dq=%22wilhelm+troll%22+trollii&pg=PA244 Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names] by Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton</ref>
== Selected works == * ''Goethes morphologische schriften, ausgewählt und eingeleitet von Wilhelm Troll''. 1932 – Goethe's morphological writings.<ref>[http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Search/Home?lookfor=%22Troll,%20Wilhelm,%201897-%22&type=author&inst= Catalog HathiTrust] published works</ref> * ''Vergleichende morphologie der höheren pflanzen'', 1935 – Comparative morphology of higher plants. * ''Gestalt und Urbild : gesammelte Aufsätze zu Grundfragen der organischen Morphologie'', 1941 – Shape and archetype: collected essays on basic questions of organic morphology. * ''Allgemeine Botanik; ein Lehrbuch auf vergleichend-biologischer Grundlage'', 1948 – General botany; a textbook on comparative and biological basics. * ''Praktische Einführung in die Pflanzenmorphologie; ein Hilfsbuch für den botanischen Unterricht und für das Selbststudium'', 1954 – Practical introduction to plant morphology; an auxiliary book for botanical teaching and self-study. * ''Die Infloreszenzen : Typologie und Stellung im Aufbau des Vegetationskörpers'', 1964 – Inflorescences: Typology and position involving the structure of the plant body.<ref>[http://classify.oclc.org/classify2/ClassifyDemo?search-author-txt=%22Troll%2C+Wilhelm%2C+1897-%22 OCLC Classify] published works</ref>
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