Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Eckehart J. Jäger

• Born on 02.05.1934 in Leipzig
• 1940–1952 Primary School and Grammar School in Leipzig
• 1952–1957 Biology studies in Leipzig and Halle (Teachers: H. Meusel; J. Buder; K. Mothes; R. Schubert)
• 1957 Diploma
• 1966 Doctorate (“The Phytogeographical Oceanity Division of the Holarctic and the Oceanity Connection of Plant Areas”)
• 1992 Habilitation (“Causal Phytogeography and Area Dynamics”)
• 1992 Professor for Special Botany and Morphology at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
• 1995–1999 Director of the Institute for Geobotany and Botanical Garden Halle
• Retired 1999
• Married, 6 children

Competencies:

• Morphology, Biology, Chorology and Systematics of Higher Plants of Europe and Central Asia; Ecological Causes of Area Limits and Anthropogenic Dynamics of Plant Areas
• Committees and jury memberships:
• Editor-in-Chief of “Hegi – Illustrated Flora of Central Europe”
• Editor of the journal “Flora”
• Editor “Rothmaler – Excursion Flora”, Vol. 2–5
• Full Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences since 1994
• Member of the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina (since 1996)
• Member of numerous scientific societies, corresponding
• Member of the Mainz Academy (since 1998)

German National Library: https://d-nb.info/gnd/123224268