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Paul Graebner

1871 – 1933

German botanist

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About Paul Graebner

Lived 1871 – 1933 (aged 61–62). Paul Graebner was a botanist, writer, botanical collector, university teacher and scientific collector.

Carl Otto Robert Peter Paul Graebner (29 June 1871 in Aplerbeck – 6 February 1933 in Berlin) was a German botanist.

In 1895 he obtained his doctorate in Berlin, successively working as an assistant and then as curator (1904) at the botanical gardens. During the 1890s he performed botanical investigations in Jerichower Land and Vorharz with Paul Ascherson (1834–1913).

He later became a professor at the Botanical Garden and Museum in Berlin-Dahlem, from where he conducted floristic and phytogeographical research.

Selected writings Synopsis der mitteleuropaischen Flora (with Paul Ascherson), from 1896 - Synopsis of Central European flora. Typhaceae u. Sparganiaceae, 1900 - Typhaceae and Sparganiaceae. Lehrbuch der ökologischen pflanzengeographie, 1902 (German translation of Eugen Warming's original book in Danish ) - Textbook of ecological phytogeography. Heide und moor, 1909 - Heath and moor. Lehrbuch der allgemeinen Pflanzengeographie, nach entwicklungsgeschichtlichen und physiologisch-ökologischen Gesichtspunkten, 1929 - Textbook of general phytogeography, through developmental and physiologic-ecological aspects.

Taxon described by him See :Category:Taxa named by Paul Graebner

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Important facts

Born
1871, Aplerbeck
Birth century
Died
1933, Berlin
Nationality
German Reich
Education
Frederick William University Berlin
Employers
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin
Also known as
Graebn., Karl Otto Robert Peter Paul Graebner, P. Graebner, Graebner, Carl Otto Robert Peter Paul Graebner

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Paul Graebner's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Paul Graebner?

German botanist (1871–1933)

When was Paul Graebner born?

Paul Graebner was born in 1871 in Aplerbeck.

When did Paul Graebner die?

Paul Graebner died in 1933 in Berlin.

What was Paul Graebner's occupation?

Paul Graebner was a botanist, writer, botanical collector, university teacher and scientific collector.

What nationality was Paul Graebner?

Paul Graebner's recorded nationality: German Reich.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Paul Graebner

· Wikidata: Q67753

· DBpedia: Paul Graebner

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