Carl Moritz Gottsche

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Carl Moritz Gottsche (3 July 1808 – 28 September 1892) was a German physician and bryologist born in Altona. He was the father of geologist Carl Christian Gottsche (1859-1909).

Grave marker of Gottsche at Friedhof Norderreihe Hamburg-Altona

Gottsche was a leading authority of

hepaticology. Together with Gottlob Ludwig Rabenhorst he issued and distributed no. 221 until no. 600 of the exsiccata series Hepaticae Europaeae. Die Lebermoose Europa's unter Mitwirkung mehrer namhafter Botaniker.[1]

In 1881 he received an honorary doctorate in philosophy from the

The botanical

Schistochilaceae is named after him, as well as Gottschelia, which is in the family Cephaloziellaceae.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Hepaticae Europaeae. Die Lebermoose Europa's unter Mitwirkung mehrer namhafter Botaniker: IndExs ExsiccataID=464504064". IndExs - Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  2. ^ Biography @ Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
  3. ^ "Gottschelia Grolle". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  4. . Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  5. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Gottsche.

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