Walter Liese
Walter Liese is a German forestry and wood researcher and wood biologist.Early life and education
Liese grows up in Eberswalde. He studied forestry at the University of Freiburg and the University of Göttingen. He obtained his Ph.D in 1951 under Herbert Zycha.Academic and research career
In 1963 Liese became Professor at the University of Hamburg. He searched about the wood and bark anatomy, wood quality, Bamboo and many other subjects in over 500 publications. In 1991 he became an Emeritus. He is also honorary member of the Association of German Wood Scientists.
He was the co-editor of many scientific journals, e.g.:
- Holz als Roh- und Werkstoff
- Wood Science and Technology
- Forstwissenschaftliches Centralblatt
- Cellulose: Chemistry, Technology
- Journal of Tropical Forest Science
- Journal of Bamboo and Rattan
- World Bamboo and Rattan
Literature
- Horst Schulz: Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Walter Liese – 65 Jahre, in: Holz als Roh- und Werkstoff 49, P. 75–84
- Olaf Schmidt: Walter Liese 75 years young, in: Holzforschung 55, P. 104–105
- Dieter Eckstein, Uwe Schmitt: Trees and wood for life: Walter Liese 80 years old, in: Wood Science and Technology Volume 40, Number 1, 2–3
