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Adolf Engler

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Adolf Engler

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Also known as Engl., Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler, A. Engler, H. G. A. Engler

German botanist (1844-1930)

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Adolf Engler was a person who lived from March 25, 1844, to October 10, 1930. He is recognized as an author with a work count of 41 listed in the Open Library. Additionally, Crossref records indicate that he has five associated works.

Engler is referenced by 840 other encyclopedia articles. He is also recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection.

Synthesized by Vinony from 10 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
41

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Type
Person

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Key facts

Born
Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler , 25 March 1844 ( 1844-03-25 ) , Sagan , Prussia (now Żagań , Poland)
Died
10 October 1930 (1930-10-10) (aged 86), Berlin , Germany
Alma mater
University of Breslau
Known for
Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien
Awards
Linnean Medal (1913)
Fields
Botany , plant taxonomy
Institutions
Botanical Institute of Munich , Kiel University , Friedrich Wilhelm University of Berlin
Author abbrev botany
Engl.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Heinrich
Family name
Engler
Gender
male
Citizenship
Weimar Republic
Place of birth
Żagań
Place of death
Berlin
Occupation
editor
Languages spoken
German
Notable work
Engler system
Academic degree
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctoral advisor
Heinrich Göppert
Doctoral student
Max Burret
Field of work
taxonomy
Image
Engler in NYPL.jpg
Residence
Germany
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Adolf Engler
Commons category
Adolf Engler
date of birth
1844-03-25
date of death
1930-10-10
writing language
German
interested in
botany
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Encyclopedic overview

Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler (25 March 1844 – 10 October 1930) was a German botanist. He is notable for his work on plant taxonomy and phytogeography, such as Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien (The Natural Plant Families), edited with Karl A. E. von Prantl.

Even now, his system of plant classification, the Engler system, is still used by many herbaria and is followed by writers of many manuals and floras. It is still the only system that treats all 'plants' (in the wider sense, algae to flowering plants) in such depth.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Adolf Engler” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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