Ernst Pringsheim Jr.

Ernst Pringsheim Jr. or Ernst Georg Pringsheim (October 26, 1881 in Breslau, Lower Silesia – December 26, 1970 in Hannover) was a German Natural scientist and plant physiology.

He taught as a professor for biochemistry and botany, in the University of Berlin, University of Prague, and Cambridge University.

Life
He was a son of Hugo Pringsheim (- 1915, Oppeln, Oberschlesien), and Hedwig Johanna Heymann (1856–1938).

Personal
In 1907 he married Lily Chun (1887–1954); they divorced in 1921, having had five children. He married pharmacist Olga Zimmermann (1902–1992) in Prague in 1929.