Georg Carl Wilhelm Vatke
Georg Carl Wilhelm Vatke (1849, Berlin – 1889, Berlin) was a German botanist who collected spermatophytes during 1868–1876 in Austria, Germany, Madagascar and Angola. He was an assistant at the botanical gardens in Berlin during 1876–1879, and later became a private scholar.
The botanical genus Vatkea was named in his honor by Karl August Otto Hoffmann in 1880.[1]
References
- ↑ BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
- ↑ "Author Query for 'Vatke'". International Plant Names Index.
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