Obituary: Prof. Widmar Tanner, PhD (1938–2026)
At the end of April, our honorary member, the plant physiologist Prof. Dr. Widmar Tanner (University of Regensburg), passed away at the age of 87. Thanks to his enthusiasm for experimentation, his meticulousness and thirst for knowledge, as well as his ability to connect insights across disciplines, Widmar Tanner not only established new fields of research but also shaped numerous scientists who were later appointed to professorships. In his obituary, Prof. Dr. Ekkehard Neuhaus recounts the stages of the Regensburg researcher’s career, outlines the molecular processes that Widmar Tanner uncovered and brought to international prominence, and reflects on what made him such an inspiring conversational partner.




