About Wilhelm Vatke
Lived 1849 – 1889 (aged 39). Wilhelm Vatke was a German botanist, botanical collector and scientific collector.
Georg Carl Wilhelm Vatke (12 August 1849, in Berlin – 6 April 1889, in Berlin) was a German botanist, who collected spermatophytes during 1868–1876 in Austria, Germany, Madagascar and Angola. He was an assistant at the botanical gardens in Berlin during 1876–1879, and later became a private scholar.
The botanical genus Vatkea was named in his honor by Karl August Otto Hoffmann in 1880.
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Who was Wilhelm Vatke?
German botanist (1849–1889)
When was Wilhelm Vatke born?
Wilhelm Vatke was born on 12 August 1849 in Berlin.
When did Wilhelm Vatke die?
Wilhelm Vatke died on 6 April 1889 in Berlin.
What was Wilhelm Vatke's occupation?
Wilhelm Vatke was a botanist, botanical collector and scientific collector.
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Wilhelm Vatke was German.
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· DBpedia: Georg Carl Wilhelm Vatke
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