About Georg Friedrich Kaulfuss
Lived 1786 – 1830 (aged 44). Georg Friedrich Kaulfuss was a botanist and pteridologist.
Georg Friedrich Kaulfuss (8 April 1786 – 9 December 1830) was a professor at Halle. He described the pteridophytes collected by Adelbert von Chamisso, and he named the fern Cibotium chamissoi after him. The genus Kaulfussia is named for Kaulfuss.
In 1816, he obtained his doctorate from the University of Halle, where in 1823, he became a full professor of botany.
Plants Named by Kaulfuss More than 200 plant names were published by Kaulfuss. These include the genera:
Cochlidium
Balantium
Plant families named by Kaulfuss include: Marattiaceae Cyatheaceae
Works by Kaulfuss Kaulfuss, Georg Friedrich. Enumeratio Filicum. 1824.
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Who was Georg Friedrich Kaulfuss?
German pteridologist (1786-1830)
When was Georg Friedrich Kaulfuss born?
Georg Friedrich Kaulfuss was born on 8 April 1786 in Leipzig.
When did Georg Friedrich Kaulfuss die?
Georg Friedrich Kaulfuss died on 9 December 1830 in Halle (Saale).
What was Georg Friedrich Kaulfuss's occupation?
Georg Friedrich Kaulfuss was a botanist and pteridologist.
What nationality was Georg Friedrich Kaulfuss?
Georg Friedrich Kaulfuss's recorded nationality: Kingdom of Saxony.
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