Wolfgang Gerhard Pollmer

Background

Pollmer, Wolfgang Gerhard was born on August 21, 1926 in Wolkenstein, Federal Republic Germany. Son of Willy and Wally Natalie (Bauer) Pollmer.

Education

Diploma in agronomy, University Halle, Federal Republic Germany, 1951. Doctor in Agronomy, University Munich, 1956. D. Habilitation, University Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Federal Republic Germany, 1963.

Career

Plant breeder Seed Breeding Industry, Federal Republic Germany, 1951-1959. From assistant professor to associate professor University Hohenheim, Stuttgart, 1959-1969, maize breeder, 1960-1992, professor plant breeding, 1969-1992, ordinarius professor plant breeding, 1981-1992, emeritus, since 1992. Head maize breeding station University Hohenheim, Eckartsweier, Federal Republic Germany, 1960-1992.

Developer 70 protected maize inbred genotypes being used in more than 100 maize hybrids in Europe and North America. Trustee International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Mexico, 1978-1994. Consultant Federal Ministry Economic Cooperative, Bonn, Federal Republic Germany, 1974-1992.

Member Science Board Agronomy, Paris, 1981-1989.

Achievements

• Wolfgang Gerhard Pollmer has been listed as a noteworthy Agronomy educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Society Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, EUCARPIA, German, Association Plant Sciences, German Maize Committee, German Council for Tropical and Subtropical Agricultural Research.

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, windsurfing, sailing, writing (composing).

Connections

Married Emmi Maria Lukas, July 22, 1953. Children: Beate, Bernd Michael, Evemarie, Christiane.

Father:

Willy Pollmer

Mother:

Wally Natalie (Bauer) Pollmer

Spouse:

Emmi Maria Lukas

child:

Bernd Michael Pollmer

child:

Evemarie Pollmer

child:

Christiane Pollmer

child:

Beate Pollmer