About Gustav Girgensohn
Lived 1786 – 1872 (aged 85–86). Gustav Girgensohn was a Russian botanist, translator, teacher, pedagogue, court counsel and bryologist.
Gustav Karl Girgensohn (1786-1872 ) was an Estonian botanist (bryologist); court counselor in Tartu. He edited the exsiccata Musci frondosi et Hepaticae exsiccatae. Laub- und Lebermoose der russischen Ostsee-Provinzen in getrockneten Exemplaren (1849-1856).
Plant genus Girgensohnia is named after him.
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Who was Gustav Girgensohn?
Estonian botanist (1786-1872)
When was Gustav Girgensohn born?
Gustav Girgensohn was born in 1786.
When did Gustav Girgensohn die?
Gustav Girgensohn died in 1872 in Tartu.
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Gustav Girgensohn was a botanist, translator, teacher, pedagogue, court counsel and bryologist.
What nationality was Gustav Girgensohn?
Gustav Girgensohn was Russian.
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· Wikipedia: Gustav Girgensohn
· DBpedia: Gustav Karl Girgensohn
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