Walter Liese

Walter Liese (born 31 January 1926 in Berlin) is a German forestry and wood researcher and wood biologist.

Walter Liese

Early life and education

Liese grows up in Eberswalde. He studied forestry at the University of Freiburg and the University of Göttingen. He obtained his Ph.D in 1951 under Herbert Zycha.

Academic and research career

In 1963 Liese became Professor at the University of Hamburg. He searched about the wood and bark anatomy, wood quality, Bamboo and many other subjects in over 500 publications. In 1991 he became an Emeritus. He is also honorary member of the Association of German Wood Scientists (Bund Deutscher Holzwirte).

He was the co-editor of many scientific journals, e.g.:

• Holz als Roh- und Werkstoff
• Wood Science and Technology
• Forstwissenschaftliches Centralblatt
• Cellulose: Chemistry, Technology
• Journal of Tropical Forest Science
• Journal of Bamboo and Rattan
• World Bamboo and Rattan

Literature

• Horst Schulz: Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Walter Liese – 65 Jahre, in: Holz als Roh- und Werkstoff 49 (1991), P. 75–84 (Today: European Journal of Wood and Wood Products)
• Olaf Schmidt: Walter Liese 75 years young, in: Holzforschung 55 (2001), P. 104–105
• Dieter Eckstein, Uwe Schmitt: Trees and wood for life: Walter Liese 80 years old, in: Wood Science and Technology Volume 40, Number 1, 2–3