| WERNER GREUTER'S PRESENTATION TEXT TO RUDI SCHMID: | |
| This year [1999] the Medal Committee
decided to add a special Engler Medal in silver for continuing outstanding
contributions. Dr. Werner Greuter (B) introduced the Special Silver Engler
Medalist, Dr. Rudolf Schmid (UC), noting that "the work recognised with
this award is not monographic; in many ways, this is a unique award for
a unique man. Rudi's publication record is rather modest but uniquely impressive
in one special field, bibliographic science and, specifically, book reviews.
You may know that unique feature of Taxon, its column 'Reviews and
Notices of Publications'. This is perhaps the journal's most appreciated
single feature. It is an indispensable tool for botanical librarians and
an invaluable help for all those active or interested in botanical sciences,
including those with interests from computer programs to children's books!
To Brigitte Zimmer and myself, as [retiring] editors of Taxon, Rudi
Schmid has been a congenial and ever helpful companion. He is author or
editor of 120-150 pages per year, submitted camera-ready which he is most
reliable in delivering on time. The quality and originality of his reviews
is outstanding! Rudi has been in charge of this column since January 1986,
initially as partner of the great old man, Frans Stafleu, and in this function
succeeding him from August 1988. With the upcoming November [1999] issue
he will have run this column for a full 14-year period. We heartily recommend
him to the forthcoming editor, Tod Stuessy. May he thus serve Taxon
in that role for many years to come." (From Taxon 49:126-127, Feb.
2000.; somewhat longer version in
XVI Int. Bot. Congr., St. Louis, proceedings,
pp. 140-141, 2004)
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