Kunth, Karl Sigismund, 1788-1850
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Name (Latin)
Kunth, Karl Sigismund, 1788-1850
Other forms of name
Kunth, Carl Sigismund, 1788-1850
Kunth, Charles Sigismond, 1788-1850
Kunth, C. S., 1788-1850
Date of birth
1788-06-18
Date of death
1850-03-22
Associated country
Germany
Occupation
Botanists
Associated Language
ger
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
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Sources of Information
- Humboldt, Bonpland, Kunth and tropical American botany, 1968:p. 140-142 (Carl Sigismund Kunth; born 18 June 1788 at Leipzig; took up an appointment as professor of botany in the university of Berlin and as vice-director of the botanic garden; on 22 March 1850 he ended with his own hand a long and painful illness)
- OCLC, Jan. 26, 2001(hdgs.: Kunth, Karl Sigismund, 1788-1850; Kunth, Carl Sigismund, 1788-1850; Kunth, Carl Sigismund; Kunth, Carolo Sigismund; Kunth, Charles Sigismond; usage: Karl Sigismund Kunth; Carolo Sigismundo Kunth; Charles Sigismond Kunth; Charles-Sigismond Kunth; C.S. Kunth; C.-S. Kunth; C. Kunth; Carol. Sigismund. Kunth)
- Carl Sigismund Kunth; also Karl Sigismund Kunth or anglicized as Charles Sigismund Kunth; a German botanist; In 1829, he sailed for South America and during a space of three years, visited Chile, Peru, Brazil, Venezuela, Central America, and the West Indies ( (Wikipedia WWW site, 23 Aug., 2017) )
- Humboldt, Bonpland, Kunth and tropical American botany, 1968:p. 5 (Carl Sigismund Kunth (1788-1850))
- OCLC, Jan. 26, 2001(hdgs.: Kunth, Karl Sigismund, 1788-1850; Kunth, Carl Sigismund, 1788-1850; Kunth, Carl Sigismund; Kunth, Carolo Sigismund; Kunth, Charles Sigismond; usage: Karl Sigismund Kunth; Carolo Sigismundo Kunth; Charles SigismondKunth; Charles-Sigismond Kunth; C.S. Kunth; C.-S. Kunth; C. Kunth; Carol. Sigismund. Kunth)
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Kunth
portrait by Rinck, lithography by Schall., Public domain
Wikipedia description:
Carl Sigismund Kunth (18 June 1788 – 22 March 1850) was a German botanist. He was also known as Karl Sigismund Kunth or anglicized as Charles Sigismund Kunth. He was one of the early systematic botanists who focused on studying the plants of the Americas. Kunth's notable contributions include the publication of Nova genera et species plantarum quas in peregrinatione ad plagam aequinoctialem orbis novi collegerunt Bonpland et Humboldt. This work spanned seven volumes and was published between 1815 and 1825.
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