Christian August Friedrich Garcke
Christian August Friedrich Garcke (25 October 1819 – 10 January 1904) was a German
botanist who was a native of Bräunrode, Saxony-Anhalt
.
He studied
"Königlich botanisches Museum") in Berlin, and in 1871 became an associate professor specializing in pharmacognosy
.
Berlin-Kreuzberg
.He was author of the popular Flora von Nord- und Mitteldeutschland (Flora of North and Central Germany), a book that was published over numerous editions (first edition, 1849). Another significant work was the two-volume Flora von Halle (1848, 1856).[1] From 1867 to 1882 he was editor of the journal Linnæa.
A number of botanical species bear his name; as an example, Thespesia garckeana.[2]
References
- Deutsche Biographie (biography)
- Parts of this article are based on a translation of an equivalent article at the German Wikipedia.
- ^ [1] Journal, Volume 12 by New York Botanical Garden
- ^ CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific ..., Volume 1 by Umberto Quattrocchi
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Garcke.
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