About Karl Schliephacke
Lived 1834 – 1913 (aged 78). Karl Schliephacke was a German bryologist, pharmacist, botanical collector, scientific collector and botanist.
Karl Schliephacke (2 August 1834, Halberstadt – 3 June 1913, Blasewitz) was a German bryologist known for his studies of sphagnum mosses.
Biography From 1851 he worked as an apprentice at the Löwenapotheke in Halle, and during his time spent in Halle he studied under bryologist Karl Müller. From 1859 onward, he worked in the lignite and mineral oil industries, of which, he is credited with the founding of several factories. During his career as an industrialist he held positions in Jeziorki (Galicia), Rehmsdorf (near Zeitz), Upper Röblingen and in Waldau (1873–1898).
He studied the local moss flora in the various areas in which he worked, and also conducted investigations of mosses during recreational excursions to the Alps.
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German bryologist (1834–1913)
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Karl Schliephacke was born on 2 August 1834.
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Karl Schliephacke died on 3 June 1913.
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Karl Schliephacke was a bryologist, pharmacist, botanical collector, scientific collector and botanist.
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Karl Schliephacke was German.
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