Hans Molisch


Hans Molisch was a Czech-Austrian botanist.
Molisch's test is named after him, it is a sensitive chemical test for the presence of carbohydrates.
He taught as a professor at the German University of Prague, Vienna University, Tohoku Imperial University, and the Bose Institute in Kolkata India;1928-
From 1931 to 1937 he acted as the vice-president of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.
Hans Molisch expanded on Julius von Sachs's work by developing ´starch pictures´ in intact leaves by using actual photographic negatives as masks over the illuminated leaves.

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