Ráthay Emerich

The viticultural expert Emerich Ráthay (1845-1900) came from a Hungarian noble family and studied at the university in Wien. In 1874 he was appointed by August-Wilhelm Babo (1827-1894) to the Klosterneuburg Viticulture Institute (Lower Austria), where he taught mineralogy, geology, botany, zoology and plant diseases. The focus of his zoological studies was the biology of the vine pest, the grape berry moth and the San José scale, on which he published extensively. From the 1880s onwards, he worked on fungal diseases, especially downy mildew. He also excelled in researching the different flower shapes and seed formation of Vitis vinifera varieties and American vines, and did pioneering work in the breeding of new grape varieties. In 1888, he published the work "The Sex Ratios of the Vines and their Significance for Viticulture".

Rathay Emerich - Porträt und Rebsorte

Ráthay also founded the chemical investigation and research activity in Klosterneuburg. From 1870 onwards, together with Dr. Leonhard Roesler (1839-1910), he dealt with several topics that were very topical at the time in the "Oenochemical Experimental Station", such as the so-called artificial wine question. After August-Wilhelm Babo retired, he became his successor and headed the institute from 1892 to 1900. A red wine variety created in 1970 in Klosterneuburg was named Rathay in his honour. See also a list under winegrowing personalities.

Grape variety: Ursula Brühl, Doris Schneider, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI)

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