Leopold Loeske, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leopold Loeske

German watchmaker and bryologist (1865–1935)

Date of Birth: 24-Oct-1865

Place of Birth: Inowrocław, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 29-Mar-1935

Profession: botanist, bryologist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Leopold Loeske (24 October 1865, Hohensalza – 29 March 1935, Bad Harzburg) was a German watchmaker and amateur bryologist. A skilled watchmaker, he was self-taught as a bryologist, collecting moss specimens in Germany, Switzerland and the French Alps during his career.
Following World War I, he spent eight years working as a correspondent for a commercial institution due to financial struggles.
He died at Bad Harzburg while on a collection excursion in the Harz Mountains.The moss genera Loeskeobryum (M.Fleisch.
ex Broth.
1925) and Loeskypnum (H.K.G.Paul, 1916) are named in his honor.