Biography
Prof. Greuter went to schools in Bellinzona and Winterthur, and received his PhD from the University of Zürich in 1972.
He was appointed on April 1, 1978 to his current position: Professor of biology in the Institute of Biology at the Free University of Berlin, Germany, and First Director of the University's Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum (BGBM) in Berlin.
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