Paul Knuth
Paul Erich Otto Wilhelm Knuth (born November 20, 1854 in Greifswald , † October 30, 1899 in Kiel ) was a German botanist and teacher . Its official botanical author's abbreviation is " Knuth ".
He was trained in Greifswald , he received the title of Dr. phil., was a high school professor in Iserlohn until 1876 and then in Kiel until 1881 . His activity as a botanist allowed him to travel to Java , Japan , the USA and South America . In 1899 he was elected a member of the Leopoldina .
Works
- Handbook of Flower Biology.
- Flora of the North Frisian Islands. 1895
- Flora of the province of Schleswig-Holstein. Lenz, Leipzig, 1887 XII / 902/25 pp.
literature
- Ernst Wunschmann: Knuth, Paul . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 51, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1906, p. 274 f.
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Paul Knuth at the IPNI
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biographical Communications . In: Karl von Fritsch (Ed.): Leopoldina . Official organ of the Imperial Leopoldino-Carolinian German Academy of Natural Scientists. 35th issue. In commission at Wilh. Engelmann in Leipzig, Halle 1899, p. 180 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Knuth, Paul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Knuth, Paul Erich Otto Wilhelm (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German botanist and teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 20, 1854 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Greifswald |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 30, 1899 |
| Place of death | Kiel |