Erwin Bünning

Erwin Bünning
Erwin Bünning
Born	January 23, 1906; Hamburg, Germany
Died	October 4, 1990 (aged 84); Tübingen, Germany
Nationality	German
Alma mater	University of Göttingen; Humboldt University of Berlin;
Known for	Model of plant photoperiodism
Spouse	Eleanore Bünning
Children	3
Parents	Heinrich Bünning; Hermine Winkler;
	Scientific career
Fields	chronobiology; botany;
Institutions	University of Jena; University of Königsberg; University of Strasbourg; University of Cologne; University of Tübingen;

Erwin Bünning (23 January 1906 – 4 October 1990) was a German biologist. His most famous contributions were to the field of chronobiology, where he proposed a model for the endogenous circadian rhythms governing plant photoperiodism. From these contributions, Bünning is considered a co-founder of chronobiology along with Jürgen Aschoff and Colin Pittendrigh.

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