Walter Bitterlich

Walter Bitterlich
Born(1908-02-19)February 19, 1908
Reutte, Austria
DiedFebruary 9, 2008(2008-02-09) (aged 99)
Reutte, Austria
NationalityAustrian
Alma materUniversity of Natural Resources and Life Sciences
Known forrelascope
SpouseIlse Bitterlich
Children4
Awardshonorary member, Society of American Foresters
Scientific career
FieldsForestry
InstitutionsUniversity of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austrian State Forestry Commission

Walter Bitterlich (German pronunciation: [ˈvaltɐ ˈbɪtɐlɪç] ; February 19, 1908 – February 9, 2008) was an Austrian forestry scientist. He was the inventor of the relascope, a method for efficient forest inventory.