Rudolf Schlechter

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Rudolf Schlechter
Rudolf Schlechter

Friedrich Richard Rudolf Schlechter (October 16, 1872-November 16, 1925) was a German taxonomist, botanist, and author of several works on orchids.

He explored Africa, Indonesia, New Guinea, South and Central America and Australia. His vast herbarium was destroyed during the bombing of Berlin in 1945.