Luís Wittnich Carrisso
Luís Wittnich Carrisso (14 February 1886 – 14 June 1937) was a Portuguese botanist, professor at the University of Coimbra.
Carrisso was born in Figueira da Foz.[1] He attended the Faculty of Philosophy of University of Coimbra (1904-1910). After graduating he became a student of botanist Julio Augusto Henriques.[1] Carrisso took interest in evolution and heredity and presented his PhD thesis Hereditariedade in 1911. He published scientific work on ecology and plant systematics.[1]
In 1918, he became Professor Botany at University of Coimbra's Botanical Garden.[1] He was a supporter of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution but was skeptical of the role of natural selection. He embraced mutationism.[1]
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- Jorge Guimarães: Carrisso, Luís Wittnich, 1886-1937
- JSTOR: Carrisso, Luis Wettnich (1886-1937)
- Fátima Sales (2007): Luís Carrisso
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