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Encyclopedia > August Heinrich Rudolf Grisebach

August Heinrich Rudolf Grisebach was a German botanist and phytogeographer. He was born in Hannover on April 17, 1814, and died at Göttingen on May 9, 1879. Botany is the scientific study of plantlife. ... Map of Germany showing Hanover Hanover (in German: Hannover [haˈnoːfɐ]), on the river Leine, is the capital of the state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Landmark Gänseliesel fountain at the main market Göttingen ( (help· info)) is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...


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  • Some Biogeographers, Evolutionists and Ecologists: Chrono-Biographical Sketches
The standard botanical author abbreviation Griseb. is applied to plants described by this botanist, who should also appear on this list.

 

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