Engelmann, George, 1809-1884

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Name (Hebrew)
אנגלמן, ג'ורג', 1809-1884
Name (Latin)
Engelmann, George, 1809-1884
Other forms of name
Englemann, George, 1809-1884
Engelmann, Georg, 1809-1884
Date of birth
1809-02-02
Date of death
1884-02-04
Field of activity
Botany
Occupation
Botanists
Physicians
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 41992317
Wikidata: Q214946
Library of congress: n 90648067
Sources of Information
  • Who was who in AmericaHistorical volume, page 171 (Englemann, George, botanist, physician; b. Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany, Feb. 2, 1809; M.D., U. Wurzburg, 1831; organizer, St. Louis Acad. Science, 1856; died St. Louis, Feb. 4, 1884)
  • Wikipedia, 26 Oct. 2007(George Engelmann, also known as Georg Engelmann, born 2 Feb. 1809; died 4 Feb. 1884: he was a German-American botanist)
  • Lindheimer, F. A life among the Texas flora, c1991:CIP t.p. (George Engelmann)
  • Phone call to pub., 05-22-90(George Engelmann; 1809-1884)
  • Report on the United States and Mexican boundary survey, 1996.
  • George Engelmann, also known as Georg Engelmann, (2 February 1809 - 4 February 1884) was a German-American botanist ( (Site: Wikipedia, viewed Feb. 05, 2020) )
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Wikipedia description:

George Engelmann, also known as Georg Engelmann, (2 February 1809 – 4 February 1884) was a German-American botanist. He was instrumental in describing the flora of the west of North America, then very poorly known to Europeans; he was particularly active in the Rocky Mountains and northern Mexico, one of his constant companions being another German-American, the botanical illustrator Paulus Roetter.

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