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Max Leichtlin

1831 – 1910

German botanist

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About Max Leichtlin

Lived 1831 – 1910 (aged 78). Max Leichtlin was a botanist.

Maximilian Leichtlin (20 October 1831, Karlsruhe – 3 September 1910, Baden-Baden) was a German horticulturalist.

From 1846 he was trained as a gardener in Karlsruhe Botanical Garden and subsequently worked at several sites in Europe, then spent several years engaged in travels. After returning from South America in 1856, he worked for two years at the Van Houtte nursery in Ghent. He then spent the next sixteen years working with his brothers in a paper manufacturing business. In 1873, he relocated to Baden-Baden, where he founded a botanical garden. He specialized in the cultivation and propagation of bulbous plants (lilies, tulips, irises and alliums).

Botanical taxa with the specific epithet of leichtlinii commemorate his name, two examples being, Camassia leichtlinii (great camas) and Calochortus leichtlinii (Leichtlin's mariposa).

Associated writings Pflanzen-Sammlung des Leichtlin'schen Gartens in Baden-Baden (1873 –). "The plantsman of Baden : Maximilian Leichtlin 1831-1910", by Audrey Le Lievre.

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German Reich, Grand Duchy of Baden

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Max Leichtlin?

German botanist (1831-1910)

When was Max Leichtlin born?

Max Leichtlin was born on 17 February 1831 in Karlsruhe.

When did Max Leichtlin die?

Max Leichtlin died on 19 January 1910 in Baden-Baden.

What was Max Leichtlin's occupation?

Max Leichtlin was a botanist.

What nationality was Max Leichtlin?

Max Leichtlin's recorded nationality: German Reich, Grand Duchy of Baden.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Max Leichtlin

· Wikidata: Q101041

· DBpedia: Max Leichtlin

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