Ludwig Beissner

Ludwig Beissner (6 July 1843 – 21 December 1927) was a German horticulturalist and dendrologist who was a native of Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

From 1887 to 1913 Beissner was inspector of the Botanical Gardens of Bonn. He was the author of popular textbooks on hardwoods (Handbuch der Laubholzkunde), and softwoods (Handbuch der Nadelholzkunde), the latter work being published over three editions (1891, 1909 and 1930).

The standard author abbreviation Beissn. is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[1]

References

This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.

^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do.

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Name	Beissner, Ludwig
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Date of birth	6 July 1843
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Date of death	21 December 1927
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