Patricia E. Geissler | |
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Born | Basel, Switzerland | July 25, 1947
Died | March 28, 2000 Geneva, Switzerland | (aged 52)
Alma mater | University of Basel |
Known for | Research on liverworts Index Hepaticarum |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany Bryology |
Institutions | University of Basel (1971–1977) Conservatory and Botanical Garden of the City of Geneva (1977–2000) University of Geneva (1986–2000) |
Thesis | Zur Vegetation alpiner Fliessgewässer (On the Vegetation of Alpine Running Waters) (1974) |
Doctoral advisor | Heinrich Zoller |
Author abbrev. (botany) | P.Geissler[1] |
Patricia E. Geissler (25 July 1947 – 28 March 2000) was a Swiss botanist and bryologist who made significant contributions to the study of liverworts and alpine plants. She served as curator of cryptogams at the Conservatory and Botanical Garden of the City of Geneva for over two decades and was known for her work on the Index Hepaticarum.