Karl Moritz Schumann
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Karl Moritz Schumann was a German
botanist.
Dr. Schumann was the curator of the Botanisches Museum
in Berlin-Dahlem
from 1880 until 1894. He also served as the first chairman of the Deutsche Kakteen-Gesellschaft (German Cactus Society) which he founded November 6, 1892.
Karl Moritz Schumann participated as a collaborator in Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien by Adolf Engler
and K. A. E. Prantl and in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius
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The genera Schumannianthus Gagnepain, Schumanniophyton
Harms, Schumannia Kuntze and several species were named after him, including Cycas schumanniana, Mammillaria schumannii, Notocactus schumannianus, Pavetta schumanniana, Psychotria schumanniana, Rubia schumanniana and Vangueria schumanniana.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
botanist.
Dr. Schumann was the curator of the Botanisches Museum
in Berlin-Dahlem
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
from 1880 until 1894. He also served as the first chairman of the Deutsche Kakteen-Gesellschaft (German Cactus Society) which he founded November 6, 1892.
Karl Moritz Schumann participated as a collaborator in Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien by Adolf Engler
Adolf Engler
Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler was a German botanist. He is notable for his work on plant taxonomy and phytogeography, like Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien , edited with Karl A. E...
and K. A. E. Prantl and in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius
Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius
Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius was a German botanist and explorer.Martius was born at Erlangen, where he graduated M.D. in 1814, publishing as his thesis a critical catalogue of plants in the botanic garden of the university...
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The genera Schumannianthus Gagnepain, Schumanniophyton
Schumanniophyton
Schumanniophyton is a genus of plant in family Rubiaceae. It contains the following species :* Schumanniophyton problematicum, Aubrev....
Harms, Schumannia Kuntze and several species were named after him, including Cycas schumanniana, Mammillaria schumannii, Notocactus schumannianus, Pavetta schumanniana, Psychotria schumanniana, Rubia schumanniana and Vangueria schumanniana.
External links
- Mexikon — brief biography and picture.
- Deutsche Kakteen Gesellschaft
- Harvard University Herbaria entry