Karl Heinrich Emil Koch (1809 - 1879) was a German botanist. He was born in Ettersberg near Weimar, Germany. 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Botany is the scientific study of plant life. ... Weimar is a city in Germany. ...

He is best known for his botanical explorations in the Caucasus region, including northeast Turkey. Unfortunately, most of his collections have today been lost. The Caucasus , a region boardering Asia Minor, is located between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea which includes the Caucasus mountains and surrounding lowlands. ...

He became a professor at the University of Jena in 1836. He moved on to the University of Berlin in 1847, and was at the Berlin botanical gardens beginning in 1849. He became General Secretary of the Berlin Horticultural Society in 1852. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena (FSU) is located in Jena, Thuringia in Germany and was named for the German writer Friedrich Schiller. ... 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Alternative meaning: Humboldt State University, located in Arcata, California Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin The Humboldt University of Berlin (German Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) is the successor to Berlins oldest university, the Friedrich Wilhelm University (Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität), founded in 1810 by the liberal Prussian educational reformer... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Koch is known as the first professional horticultural officer in Germany.

He died in Berlin.   Berlin? (pronounced: , German ) is the capital of Germany and its largest city, with 3,426,000 inhabitants (as of January 2005); down from 4. ...