About Peter von Glehn
Lived 1835 – 1876 (aged 40). Peter von Glehn was a Russian botanist and geographer.
Peter von Glehn (; in Jelgimeggi Manor – in Saint Petersburg) was a Baltic German botanist.
Peter von Glehn was born in the Jelgimeggi manor in 1835, to a Baltic German landowner, member of the Glehn family, Peter von Glehn (1796–1843) and Auguste Caroline Marie Burchart von Bellavary, member of the Burchardt family who took care of the Town Hall Pharmacy in Reval. He had 2 younger brothers: Nikolai (1841–1923), the founder of Nömme , and Len von Glehn, (1844–1920), and 3 sisters: Marie Elisabeth (1840–????), Julie Wilhelmine (1842–1867) and Marie (1843–1884).
He graduated at the Imperial University of Dorpat with a gold medal.
Glehn's Spruce (Picea glehnii), a species of conifer in the family Pinaceae, is named after Peter von Glehn.
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Who was Peter von Glehn?
Baltic German botanist (1835-1876)
When was Peter von Glehn born?
Peter von Glehn was born on 27 October 1835 in Jälgimäe.
When did Peter von Glehn die?
Peter von Glehn died on 4 April 1876 in Saint Petersburg.
What was Peter von Glehn's occupation?
Peter von Glehn was a botanist and geographer.
What nationality was Peter von Glehn?
Peter von Glehn was Russian.
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