Blooming cacti

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Title page of the first volume of Blooming Cacti (Iconographia Cactacearum)

Blooming Cacti (Iconographia Cactacearum) is a work with cactus images and accompanying texts published on behalf of the German Cactus Society from 1900 to 1921 in 45 booklets with four panels each . It was published by J. Neumann Verlag in Neudamm and was designed as a supplement to Karl Moritz Schumann's general description of cacti . The drawings were made by Toni Gürke, Max Gürke's wife . Issues 1 to 12 were edited by Karl Schumann, issues 13 to 32 by Max Gürke and the other issues by Friedrich Vaupel .

History of origin

During the publication of Karl Moritz Schumann's complete description of cacti from 1897 to 1899, members of the German Cactus Society repeatedly asked the board of directors for a colored illustration of cacti . The board of directors commissioned Julius Neumann (1844–1928), who in addition to Schumann's work, among other things, published the company's monthly magazine for cacti to determine the cost of such a work. On March 23, 1899 there was a meeting of 14 members and five guests at the Berlin club “Hopfenblüte” Unter den Linden No. 27, where Neumann presented his ideas. A chromolithografische making the pictures would be too expensive due to the limited supply. With the use of hand-colored lithographs, however, four booklets with four plates could be published annually at a price of 3 marks , if the German Cactus Society would support them with an annual subsidy of around 250 marks . At the annual general meeting on June 4, 1899 in Halberstadt , the executive board was authorized to implement this plan by unanimous decision.

The title of the publication was determined at the June meeting of the German Cactus Society. A month later, the board was able to inspect the watercolors planned for the second issue . At the beginning of 1900 the board of directors was optimistic that nothing would stand in the way of an early publication of the “Iconographie”. However, the publication was delayed again and again due to technical problems. The official issue date of the first issue was October 16, 1900.

Illustrations

The individual columns have the following meanings:

  • Volume : Volume in which the picture appeared
  • Booklet : Booklet in which the picture appeared
  • Board : Number of the board
  • Title : Name of the panel
  • Taxon : Name of the species / subspecies according to today's nomenclature. A question mark (?) Indicates that the taxon is not in Edward F. Anderson: The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005 (translated by Urs Eggli), ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 .
  • Illustration : Detail from the blackboard
tape notebook blackboard title Taxon Illustration
1 1 1 Echinocactus microspermus Parodia microsperma Parodia microsperma
1 1 2 Echinopsis cinnabarina Echinopsis cinnabarina Echinopsis cinnabarina
1 1 3 Echinocereus subinermis Echinocereus subinermis Echinocereus subinermis
1 1 4th Echinocactus anisitsii Gymnocalycium anisitsii Gymnocalycium anisitsii
1 2 5 Mammillaria wissmannii Escobaria missouriensis subsp. missouriensis Escobaria missouriensis subsp.  missouriensis
1 2 6th Echinocactus horripilus Turbinicarpus horripilus Turbinicarpus horripilus
1 2 7th Mammillaria rhaphidacantha Coryphantha clavata subsp. clavata Coryphantha clavata subsp.  clavata
1 2 8th Echinocactus mathssonii Sclerocactus uncinatus subsp. crassihamatus Sclerocactus uncinatus subsp.  crassihamatus
1 3 9 Echinocactus longihamatus Ferocactus hamatacanthus subsp. hamatacanthus Ferocactus hamatacanthus subsp.  hamatacanthus
1 3 10 Echinocactus monvillei Gymnocalycium monvillei Gymnocalycium monvillei
1 3 11 Echinocactus fordii Ferocactus fordii Ferocactus fordii
1 3 12 Echinocereus knippelianus Echinocereus knippelianus Echinocereus knippelianus
1 4th 13 Mammillaria schiedeana Mammillaria schiedeana Mammillaria schiedeana
1 4th 14th Echinocereus Scheeri Echinocereus Scheeri Echinocereus Scheeri
1 4th 15th Echinocereus leptacanthus Echinocereus pentalophus subsp. pentalophus Echinocereus pentalophus
1 4th 16 Echinopsis rhodacantha Denmoza rhodacantha Denmoza rhodacantha
1 5 17th Cereus speciosus Disocactus speciosus Disocactus speciosus
1 5 18th Echinocactus tulensis Thelocactus tulensis Thelocactus tulensis
1 5 19th Echinocactus cumingii Weingartia neocumingii Weingartia neocumingii
1 5 20th Mammillaria pyrrhocephala ? Mammillaria karwinskiana subsp.  karvinskiana
1 6th 21st Phyllocactus gaertneri Hatiora gaertneri Hatiora gaertneri
1 6th 22nd Echinocactus ingens Echinocactus platyacanthus Echinocactus platyacanthus
1 6th 23 Echinocactus tabularis Parodia tabularis Parodia tabularis
1 6th 24 Echinocactus occultus Eriosyce sp. Eriosyce sp.
1 7th 25th Epiphyllum truncatum Schlumbergera truncata Schlumbergera truncata
1 7th 26th Echinopsis pentlandii Echinopsis pentlandii Echinopsis pentlandii
1 7th 27a Rhipsalis cribrata Rhipsalis sp. Rhipsalis sp.
1 7th 27b Rhipsalis penduliflora Rhipsalis cereuscula Rhipsalis cereuscula
1 7th 28 Echinocactus coptonogonus Stenocactus coptonogonus Stenocactus coptonogonus
1 8th 29 Echinocereus salm-dyckianus Echinocereus scheeri subsp. Scheeri Echinocereus Scheeri
1 8th 30th Echinocactus multiflorus Gymnocalycium monvillei subsp. monvillei Gymnocalycium monvillei subsp.  monvillei
1 8th 31 Echinocactus minusculus Rebutia minuscula Rebutia minuscula
1 8th 32 Mammillaria centricirrha (variety) Mammillaria magnimamma Mammillaria magnimamma
1 9 33 Echinocereus pulchellus Echinocereus pulchellus Echinocereus pulchellus
1 9 34 Rhipsalis pachyptera Rhipsalis pachyptera Rhipsalis pachyptera
1 9 35 Mammillaria bocasana Mammillaria bocasana Mammillaria bocasana
1 9 36 Phyllocactus hibridus 'Gordonianus' hoards. ? Phyllocactus 'Gordonianus'
1 10 37 Echinocereus berlandieri Echinocereus berlandieri Echinocereus berlandieri
1 10 38 Echinocereus tuberosus Echinocereus poselgeri Echinocereus poselgeri
1 10 39a Echinocactus turbiniformis Strombocactus disciformis Strombocactus disciformis
1 10 39b Echinocactus netrelianus Gymnocalycium netrelianum Gymnocalycium netrelianum
1 10 40 Mammillaria coronaria ? Mammillaria coronaria
1 11 41 Phyllocactus thomasianus Epiphyllum thomasianum Epiphyllum thomasianum
1 11 42 Echinocactus reichei Eriosyce odieri subsp. fulva Eriosyce odieri subsp.  fulva
1 11 43 Mammillaria heyderi var. Applanata Mammillaria heyderi subsp. hemisphaerica Mammillaria heyderi subsp.  hemisphaerica
1 11 44 Opuntia mieckleyi Opuntia cardiosperma Opuntia cardiosperma
1 12 45 Echinocactus nigricans Eriosyce sp. Eriosyca sp.
1 12 46 Mammillaria pusilla Mammillaria prolifera Mammillaria prolifera
1 12 47 Mammillaria meionacantha ? Mammillaria meionacantha
1 12 48 Ariocarpus retusus Ariocarpus retusus Ariocarpus retusus
1 13 49 Phyllocactus ackermannii Disocactus ackermannii Disocactus ackermannii
1 13 50 Echinocactus texensis Echinocactus texensis Echinocactus texensis
1 13 51 Echinocactus Ebenacanthus ? Echinocactus Ebenacanthus
1 13 52a Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus
1 13 52b Ariocarpus fissuratus Ariocarpus fissuratus Ariocarpus fissuratus
1 14th 53 Cereus spinulosus Selenicereus spinulosus Selenicereus spinulosus
1 14th 54 Phyllocactus biformis Disocactus biformis Disocactus biformis
1 14th 55 Echinocactus gibbosus Gymnocalycium gibbosum Gymnocalycium gibbosum
1 14th 56 Rhipsalis regnellii Lepismium houlletianum f. regnellii Lepismium houlletianum f.  regnellii
1 15th 57 Cereus baumannii Cleistocactus baumannii Cleistocactus baumannii
1 15th 58 Echinocactus saglionis Gymnocalycium saglionis Gymnocalycium saglionis
1 15th 59 Echinocactus denudatus Gymnocalycium denudatum Gymnocalycium denudatum
1 15th 60 Mammillaria carnea Mammillaria carnea Mammillaria carnea
2 16 61 Echinopsis calochlora Echinopsis calochlora Echinopsis calochlora
2 16 62 Phyllocactus hibridus 'Wrayi' hoards.
Cereus grandiflorus × Phyllocactus crenatus
? Phyllocactus hibridus 'Wrayi' hoards.
2 16 63 Echinocactus froehlichianus Eriosyce curvispina Eriosyce curvispina
2 16 64 Mammillaria wildii Mammillaria glochidiata Mammillaria glochidiata
2 17th 65 Cereus martianus Disocactus martianus Disocactus martianus
2 17th 66 Echinocereus polyacanthus Echinocereus polyacanthus Echinocereus polyacanthus
2 17th 67 Echinocactus jussieui Eriosyce sp. Eriosyce sp.
2 17th 68 Mammillaria gracilis Mammillaria vetula Mammillaria vetula
2 18th 69 Echinocactus hartmannii Discocactus heptacanthus subsp. magnimammus Discocactus heptacanthus subsp.  magnimammus
2 18th 70 Echinocereus blanckii Echinocereus enneacanthus subsp. brevispinus Echinocereus enneacanthus subsp.  brevispinus
2 18th 71 Mammillaria spinosissima Mammillaria spinosissima Mammillaria spinosissima
2 18th 72 Echinopsis eyriesii Echinopsis eyriesii Echinopsis eyriesii
2 19th 73 Mammillaria longimamma Mammillaria longimamma Mammillaria longimamma
2 19th 74 Echinocactus bicolor Thelocactus bicolor Thelocactus bicolor
2 19th 75 Opuntia polyantha ? Opuntia polyantha
2 19th 76 Echinopsis rhodotricha Echinopsis rhodotricha Echinopsis rhodotricha
2 20th 77 Echinocactus napinus Eriosyce napina Eriosyce napina
2 20th 78 Cereus jusbertii Harrisia 'Jusbertii' Harrisia Jusbertii
2 20th 79 Pilocereus houlletii ? Pilosocereus houlletii
2 20th 80a Rhipsalis neves-armondii Rhipsalis neves-armondii Rhipsalis neves-armondii
2 20th 80b Rhipsalis dissimilis Rhipsalis dissimilis Rhipsalis dissimilis
2 21st 81 Echinocereus dasyacanthus Echinocereus dasyacanthus Echinocereus dasyacanthus
2 21st 82 Mammillaria glochidiata Mammillaria glochidiata Mammillaria glochidiata
2 21st 83 Echinocactus damsii Gymnocalycium anisitsii subsp. anisitsii Gymnocalycium anisitsii subsp.  anisitsii
2 21st 84 Cereus repandus Cereus repandus Cereus repandus
2 22nd 85 Echinopsis hempeliana Oreocereus hempelianus Oreocereus hempelianus
2 22nd 86 Pereskia aculeata Pereskia aculeata Pereskia aculeata
2 22nd 87 Cereus smaragdiflorus Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus
2 22nd 88 Echinocactus peruvianus Oroya peruviana Oroya peruviana
2 23 89 Echinocactus grossi Parodia schumanniana Parodia schumanniana
2 23 90 Rhipsalis platycarpa Rhipsalis sp. Rhipsalis sp.
2 23 91 Phyllocactus darrahi Epiphyllum anguliger Epiphyllum anguliger
2 23 92 Melocactus caesius Melocactus curvispinus subsp. caesius Melocactus curvispinus subsp.  caesius
2 24 93 Echinocactus mostii Gymnocalycium mostii Gymnocalycium mostii
2 24 94 Echinocactus concinnus Parodia concinna Parodia concinna
2 24 95 Hariota salicornioides var. Bambusoides Hatiora salicornioides Hatiora salicornioides
2 24 96 Mammillaria conoidea Neolloydia conoidea Neolloydia conoidea
2 25th 97 Echinocactus kurtzianus Gymnocalycium mostii Gymnocalycium mostii
2 25th 98 Echinocactus haselbergii Parodia haselbergii Parodia haselbergii
2 25th 99 Rhipsalis pilocarpa Rhipsalis pilocarpa Rhipsalis pilocarpa
2 25th 100 Echinopsis fiebrigii Echinopsis obrepanda subsp. obrepanda Echinopsis obrepanda subsp.  obrepanda
2 26th 101 Echinocactus mihanovichii Gymnocalycium mihanovichii Gymnocalycium mihanovichii
2 26th 102 Mammillaria radians Coryphantha radians Coryphantha radians
2 26th 103 Opuntia spegazzinii Opuntia salmiana Opuntia salmiana
2 26th 104 Rhipsalis chloroptera Rhipsalis elliptica Rhipsalis elliptica
2 27 105 Echinocactus quehlianus Gymnocalycium quehlianum Gymnocalycium quehlianum
2 27 106 Echinocereus acifer Echinocereus polyacanthus subsp. acifer Echinocereus polyacanthus subsp.  acifer
2 27 107 Cereus anisitsii Cereus spegazzinii Cereus spegazzinii
2 27 108 Opuntia inermis ? Opuntia inermis
2 28 109 Echinocactus fiebrigii Rebutia fiebrigii Rebutia fiebrigii
2 28 110 Echinocactus myriostigma Astrophytum myriostigma Astrophytum myriostigma
2 28 111 Rhipsalis houlletiana Lepismium houlletianum Lepismium houlletianum
2 28 112 Mammillaria polyedra Mammillaria polyedra Mammillaria polyedra
2 29 113 Echinocactus ornatus Astrophytum ornatum Astrophytum ornatum
2 29 114 Cereus hankeanus Cereus hankeanus Cereus hankeanus
2 29 115 Echinocereus papillosus Echinocereus papillosus Echinocereus papillosus
2 29 116 Rhipsalis novaesii Rhipsalis neves-armondii Rhipsalis neves-armondii
2 30th 117 Echinocactus horizonthalonius Echinocactus horizonthalonius Echinocactus horizonthalonius
2 30th 118 Cereus coccineus Echinocereus coccineus Echinocereus coccineus
2 30th 119 Mammillaria brandegeei Mammillaria brandegeei Mammillaria brandegeei
2 30th 120 Echinopsis lateritia Echinopsis lateritia Echinopsis lateritia
3 31 121 Echinocactus coquimbanus Copiapoa coquimbana Copiapoa coquimbana
3 31 122 Cereus sonorensis Stenocereus alamosensis Stenocereus alamosensis
3 31 123 Opuntia salmiana Opuntia salmiana Opuntia salmiana
3 31 124 Echinocereus paucispinus Echinocereus coccineus Echinocereus coccineus
3 32 125 Mammillaria cornifera Coryphantha cornifera Coryphantha cornifera
3 32 126 Echinocactus lhophothele Thelocactus rinconensis Thelocactus rinconensis
3 32 127 Cereus coerulescens var. Melanacanthus Cereus aethiops Cereus aethiops
3 32 128 Echinocereus kunzei Echinocereus coccineus Echinocereus coccineus
3 33 129 Mammillaria melanocentra Mammillaria melanocentra Mammillaria melanocentra
3 33 130 Echinocactus phymatothelos Thelocactus rinconensis Thelocactus rinconensis
3 33 131 Cereus peruvianus Cereus repandus Cereus repandus
3 33 132 Opuntia decumbens Opuntia decumbens Opuntia decumbens
3 34 133 Echinocactus acutissimus ? Echinocactus?
3 34 134 Echinocactus macrodiscus Ferocactus macrodiscus Ferocactus macrodiscus
3 34 135 Cereus chalybaeus Cereus aethiops Cereus aethiops
3 34 136 Opuntia maculacantha Opuntia sulphurea Opuntia sulphurea
3 35 137 Pereskia bleo Pereskia bleo Pereskia bleo
3 35 138 Echinocactus chilensis Eriosyce chilensis Eriosyce chilensis
3 35 139 Mammillaria elegans Mammillaria haageana subsp. elegans Mammillaria haageana subsp.  elegans
3 35 140 Pterocactus decipiens Pterocactus tuberosus Pterocactus tuberosus
3 36 141 Rhipsalis hadrosoma Rhipsalis grandiflora Rhipsalis grandiflora
3 36 142 Echinocereus hempelii Echinocereus fendleri subsp. hempelii Echinocereus fendleri subsp.  hempelii
3 36 143 Echinocereus fendleri Echinocereus fendleri Echinocereus fendleri
3 36 144 Echinocactus guerkeanus Gymnocalycium uruguayense Gymnocalycium uruguayense
3 37 145 Mammillaria nuttallii Escobaria missouriensis subsp. missouriensis Escobaria missouriensis subsp.  missouriensis
3 37 146 Echinocactus echidna Ferocactus echidne Ferocactus echidne
3 37 147 Phyllocactus hybr. 'Victoria regia' hoard. Bornem. ? Phyllocactus Victoria regia
3 37 148 Opuntia delaetiana Opuntia delaetiana Opuntia delaetiana
3 38 149 Echinocactus williamsii Lophophora williamsii Lophophora williamsii
3 38 150 Cereus pterogonus ? Cereus pterogonus
3 38 151 Mammillaria camptotricha Mammillaria decipiens Mammillaria decipiens
3 38 152 Pfeiffera ianthothele Lepismium ianthothele Lepismium ianthothele
3 39 153/154 Cereus paradisiacus Selenicereus grandiflorus subsp. grandiflorus Selenicereus urbanianus
3 39 155 Echinocactus scopa Parodia scopa Parodia scopa
3 39 156 Phyllocactus hybr. 'Peacock' hears. Bornem. ? Phyllocactus hybr.
3 40 157 Cereus amecaensis Disocactus speciosus Disocactus speciosus
3 40 158 Leuchtenbergia principis Leuchtenbergia principis Leuchtenbergia principis
3 40 159 Echinocactus gladiatus ? Echinocactus gladiatus
3 40 160 Phyllocactus hybr. 'Erebus' listens. Bornem. ? Phyllocactus hybr.
3 41 161/162 Cereus hamatus Selenicereus hamatus Selenicereus hamatus
3 41 163 Mammillaria radicantissima Coryphantha clavata subsp. clavata Coryphantha clavata subsp.  clavata
3 41 164 Echinocactus hyptiacanthus Gymnocalycium hyptiacanthum Gymnocalycium hyptiacanthum
3 42 165 Mammillaria nivosa Mammillaria nivosa Mammillaria nivosa
3 42 166/167 Cereus grusonianus Selenicereus macdonaldiae Selenicereus macdonaldiae
3 42 168 Cereus silvestrii Echinopsis chamaecereus Echinopsis chamaecereus
3 43 169 Mammillaria candida Mammilloydia candida Mammilloydia candida
3 43 170 Mammillaria schelhasei Mammillaria crinita Mammillaria crinita
3 43 171 Cereus euchlorus Praecereus euchlorus Praecereus euchlorus
3 43 172 Cereus rhodoleucanthus Praecereus saxicola Praecereus saxicola
3 44 173 Cereus lemairei Hylocereus monacanthus Hylocereus monacanthus
3 44 174 Mammillaria elongata Mammillaria elongata Mammillaria elongata
3 44 175/176 Cereus boeckmannii Selenicereus pteranthus Selenicereus pteranthus
3 45 177 Echinocactus viridescens Ferocactus viridescens Ferocactus viridescens
3 45 178 Cereus cavendishii Praecereus saxicola Praecereus saxicola
3 45 179 Echinocereus durangensis Echinocereus polyacanthus subsp. polyacanthus Echinocereus polyacanthus
3 45 180 Phyllocactus hybr. crenatus 'Vogelii' hoard. ? Phyllocactus hybr.

Date of issue of the supplies

The following information on the date of issue of the deliveries is taken from the respective volume.

part 1
  • Issue 1: panels 1 to 4; October 16, 1900
  • Booklet 2: plates 5 to 8; November 25, 1900
  • Booklet 3: plates 9 to 12; March 22, 1901
  • Booklet 4: plates 13 to 16; July 30, 1901
  • Issue 5: plates 17 to 20; November 29, 1901
  • Booklet 6: plates 21 to 24; March 25, 1902
  • Booklet 7: plates 25 to 28; July 31, 1902
  • Booklet 8: plates 29 to 32; November 14, 1902
  • Issue 9: plates 33 to 36; February 19, 1903
  • Issue 10: plates 37 to 40; June 10, 1903
  • Issue 11: plates 41 to 44; August 22, 1903
  • Issue 12: plates 45 to 48; December 10, 1903
  • Issue 13: plates 49 to 52; August 1, 1904
  • Issue 14: plates 53 to 56; October 20, 1904
  • Issue 15: plates 57 to 60; January 1, 1905.
Volume 2
  • Issue 16: plates 61 to 64; April 1, 1905
  • Issue 17: plates 65 to 68; May 28, 1905
  • Issue 18: plates 69 to 72; 5th August 1905
  • Issue 19: plates 73 to 76; November 15, 1905
  • Issue 20: plates 77 to 80; March 1, 1906
  • Issue 21: plates 81 to 84; August 1, 1906
  • Issue 22: plates 85 to 88; December 20, 1906
  • Issue 23: plates 89 to 92; March 20, 1907
  • Issue 24: plates 93 to 96; August 10, 1907
  • Issue 25: Plate 97 to 100; December 1, 1907
  • Issue 26: plates 101 to 104; May 15, 1908
  • Issue 27: plates 105 to 108; September 30, 1908
  • Issue 28: plates 109 to 112; March 1, 1909
  • Issue 29: plates 113 to 116; August 1, 1909
  • Issue 30: plates 117 to 120; January 15, 1910
Volume 3
  • Issue 31: plates 121 to 124; November 1, 1910
  • Issue 32: plates 125 to 128; May 15, 1911, text plate 125 Leopold Quehl (1849–1922) and plate 125 to 128 Wilhelm Weingart (1856–1936).
  • Issue 33: plates 129 to 132; November 10, 1911
  • Issue 34: plates 133 to 136; March 15, 1912
  • Issue 35: plates 137 to 140; July 15, 1912
  • Issue 36: plates 141 to 144; December 1, 1912
  • Issue 37: plates 145 to 148; April 1, 1913
  • Issue 38: plates 149 to 152; July 15, 1913
  • Issue 39: plates 153 to 156; November 1, 1913
  • Issue 40: plates 157 to 160; May 1, 1914
  • Issue 41: plates 161 to 164; July 1, 1914
  • Issue 42: plates 165 to 168; August 1, 1916
  • Issue 43: plates 169 to 172; October 1, 1921
  • Issue 44: plates 173 to 176; October 1, 1921
  • Issue 45: plates 177 to 180; October 1, 1921

proof

literature

  • Karl Schumann, Max Gürke, Friedrich Vaupel (eds.): Blooming cacti (Iconographia Cactacearum) . 3 volumes, Julius Neumann, Neudamm 1900–1921.

Individual evidence

  1. Valentin Scholz, Hermann Stützel (ed.): Chronicle of the German Cactus Society eV Printing Bernd Wilhelm, Würzburg 1999 ( special issue of the German Cactus Society ), pp. 27–28.
  2. ^ Karl Hirscht: June meeting of the German Cactus Society . In: K. Schumann (Ed.): Monthly for Kakteenkunde . Volume 9, number 7, J. Neumann, Neudamm 1899, p. 111 (online) .
  3. ^ Karl Hirscht: July meeting of the German Cactus Society . In: K. Schumann (Ed.): Monthly for Kakteenkunde . Volume 9, number 8, J. Neumann, Neudamm 1899, p. 127 (online) .
  4. Karl Hirscht: What have we achieved . In: K. Schumann (Ed.): Monthly for Kakteenkunde . Volume 10, number 1, J. Neumann, Neudamm 1900, pp. 3-4 (online) .
  5. Karl Hirscht: Seventh Annual General Report of the German Cactus Society submitted at the Annual General Meeting on May 27, 1900 . In: K. Schumann (Ed.): Monthly for Kakteenkunde . Volume 10, number 6, J. Neumann, Neudamm 1900, pp. 90-91 (online) .
  6. a b c Georg Bornemann (1862–1915) cf. Phyllokaktuszucht by Georg Bornemann (accessed on June 2, 2012).

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