Luís Wittnich Carrisso

Luís Wittnich Carrisso (14 February 1886 – 14 June 1937) was a Portuguese botanist, professor at the University of Coimbra.

Memorial to Luís Carrisso in the Jardim Botânico da Universidade de 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 of 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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References
  1. Sara Graca da Silva; Fatima Vieira; Jorge Bastos da Silva. (Dis)Entangling Darwin: Cross-disciplinary Reflections on the Man and His Legacy. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 105-110. ISBN 978-1443837323


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