Otto Kuntze

Also known as Kuntze, Carl Ernst Otto Kuntze, O. Kuntze, C. E. O. Kuntze, Karl Ernst Otto Kuntze, K. E. O. Kuntze

German botanist (1843–1907)

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Born: ( 1843-06-23 ) June 23, 1843, Leipzig , Kingdom of Saxony
Died: January 27, 1907 (1907-01-27) (aged 63), San Remo , Italy
Alma mater: University of Freiburg (PhD)
Spouse: Helene Kuntze
Fields: Botany
Thesis: Monographie der Gattung Cinchona L. (1878)
Academic advisors: J. A. Schenk, P. F. A. Ascherson, P. W. Magnus, H. Credner, C. Luerssen
Author abbrev botany: Kuntze

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Instance of: human
Given name: Otto
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of Saxony
Place of birth: Leipzig
Place of death: Sanremo
Languages spoken: Latin
Academic degree: doctorate
Field of work: geology
Image: OttoKuntze.jpg
Residence: Kingdom of Saxony

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date of birth: 1843-06-23
date of death: 1907-01-27
collection items at: Bishop Museum
name in native language: Carl Ernst Otto Kuntze
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Carl Ernst Otto Kuntze (23 June 1843 – 27 January 1907) was a German businessman and botanist. He went on a round-the-world plant collecting trip from 1874 to 1876 making extensive collections from South America and Asia. His major contribution was a three volume revision of plant genera Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891). This revision troubled many botanists because of the changes he suggested to nearly 30000 taxa, many which were contrary to the rules established by the botanical congress of 1867. This however forced botanists to make reforms to the botanical code.

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