Elisabeth Tschermak-Woess

Elisabeth Tschermak-Woess (28 January 1917 – 26 April 2001) was an Austrian University lecturer, cytologist, and phycologist who worked with lichen photobionts. In 1994, Tschermak-Woess was awarded the Acharius Medal for her lifetime contributions to lichenology. She had a ''Festschrift'' dedicated to her in 1988, in the journal ''Plant Systematics and Evolution'' (volume 158, pages 73–340). Lichen taxa that have been named after Tschermak-Woess include the genus ''Woessia'' and the species ''Asterochloris woessiae''. Provided by Wikipedia