Heinrich Emanuel Grabowski
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Heinrich Emanuel Grabowski; also Henryk Grabowski (July 11, 1792 - October 1, 1842) was a German botanist and pharmacist
Pharmacist
Pharmacists are allied health professionals who practice in pharmacy, the field of health sciences focusing on safe and effective medication use...

 of Polish heritage who was a native of Leobschütz (today known as Glubczyce, Poland).

He studied pharmacy
Pharmacy
Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...

 as an apprenctice in Breslau (Wrocław), and from 1824 until 1840 was manager of his own pharmacy in Oppeln (Opole). He is remembered for his investigations of Silesian
Silesian
Silesian or Upper Silesian is considered either a dialect of the Polish language , or a separate Slavic language of the Lechitic group spoken in the region of Silesia...

 flora, and also his studies of fossil flora in the Oppeln region of Silesia (Opole Silesia). The botanical species Rubus
Rubus
Rubus is a large genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, subfamily Rosoideae. Raspberries, blackberries, and dewberries are common, widely distributed members of the genus. Most of these plants have woody stems with prickles like roses; spines, bristles, and gland-tipped hairs are...

 grabowskii
is named after him.

With German botanist Christian Friedrich Heinrich Wimmer
Christian Friedrich Heinrich Wimmer
Christian Friedrich Heinrich Wimmer was a German botanist and educator who was a native of Breslau.He worked as a Schulrat in Breslau, and was the author of several publications of Silesian flora. He specialized in the study of the willow genus Salix...

(1803-1868), he published three treatises on Silesian flora. (1827-29)
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