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Paul Falkenberg

1848 – 1925

German botanist

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Lived 1848 – 1925 (aged 76–77). Paul Falkenberg was a German botanist and university teacher.

Paul Falkenberg (; 1848–1925) was a German botanist. He was a professor of botany and Director of Botanical Garden Rostock. He was known for his works in anatomy and morphology of plants (“Vergleichende Untersuchungen der Vegetationsorgane der Monocotyledonen”, Stuttgart, 1876), and on the algae. Falkenberg dedicated much on the study to the most extensive and most difficult group red algae Rhodomelaceae (“Rhodomelaceae” in Engler und Prantl's Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, Leipzig., 1897).

Works Falkenberg, P. 1876: "Vergleichende Untersuchungen über den Bau der Vegetationsorgane der Monocotyledonen." Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart. pp. 220. Falkenberg, P., 1881. Die Algen im weitesten Sinne. In: A. Schenk - Handbuch der Botanik. 23. Lieferung. pp. 159–302, 25 figs. Encyklopaedie der Naturwissenschaften. Erste Abtheilung. Band 2 (1882). Eduard Trewendt, Breslau. XI + 696 pp., 96 figs. [Characeen pp. 240–248, fig. 13] Schmitz, Fr., and Falkenberg, P. (1897). Rhodomelaceae. In Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien. 1(2). (Eds A. Engler and K.Prantl.) pp. 421–480.

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Important facts

Born
1848, Berlin
Birth century
Died
1925, Rostock
Nationality
Education
University of Göttingen
Positions held
Rector
Employers
Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, University of Göttingen, University of Rostock
Also known as
Falkenb.

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Paul Falkenberg's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Paul Falkenberg?

German botanist (1848-1925)

When was Paul Falkenberg born?

Paul Falkenberg was born in 1848 in Berlin.

When did Paul Falkenberg die?

Paul Falkenberg died in 1925 in Rostock.

What was Paul Falkenberg's occupation?

Paul Falkenberg was a botanist and university teacher.

What nationality was Paul Falkenberg?

Paul Falkenberg was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Paul Falkenberg

· Wikidata: Q84485

· DBpedia: Paul Falkenberg

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