Lichenology in Germany: past, present and future.

In English Short biographies of 104 lichenologists who have played a key role in the development of German lichenology are provided. These date from Hoffmann and the early days of lichen classification in the
18th century, through the 19th century with the discovery of the lichen symbiosis by Schwendener and Stahl, to the dynamic period of enormous scientific development of the 20th century. A significant
body of German lichenologists continue to expand this remarkable achievement into the 21th century.