Johannes Bisse

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Johannes Bisse (1935–1984) was a Cuban botanist, born in Germany in 1935 and arrived in Cuba in 1966. He received his doctorate from the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena. He was the founder and first director of the Cuban National Botanic Garden in Havana.

He died in an automobile accident near the garden, shortly after its inauguration. The Encuentro de Botánica "Johannes Bisse in Memoriam", a botanical academic conference, is held annually in Cuba in honor of his contributions the field.^[1]

The standard author abbreviation Bisse is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[2]

Bibliography

Bisse, Johannes (1988). Arboles de Cuba. Havana: Editorial Científico-Técnico. p. 384.

References

This article incorporates information from this version of the equivalent article on the Spanish Wikipedia.

↑ (Spanish) Claro, Elsa. "Jardín Botánico Nacional donde magia y realidad coquetean". CubaMinRex. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Cuba. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
↑ "Author Query for 'Bisse'". International Plant Names Index.

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Name	Bisse, Johannes
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Date of birth	1935
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Date of death	1984
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