Karl Suessenguth

Karl Suessenguth (22 June 1893, Münnerstadt – 7 April 1955, Ischia) was a German botanist.

He studied under Karl Ritter von Goebel at the University of Munich, where in 1927 he became a professor of botany. From 1927 to 1955 he was curator of the Botanische Staatssammlung München.[1]

As a taxonomist, he classified many plants within the family Amaranthaceae.[2] The botanical genera Suessenguthia (family Acanthaceae) and Suessenguthiella (family Molluginaceae) commemorate his name.[1][3]

Written works

He was an editor of the multi-volume Illustrierte Flora von Mittel-Europa (Illustrated Flora of Central Europe) and the author of the following works:

References

  1. 1 2 CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms by Umberto Quattrocchi
  2. IPNI List of botanical taxa described and co-described by Suessenguth
  3. Plant Names P-Z at Calflora.net
  4. Google Search published works
  5. Works by or about Karl Suessenguth in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
  6. IPNI.  Suess.
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