To the botanical garden in Berlin Dahlem as the churchyard was levelled
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Carl Ludwig Willdenow
Carl Ludwig Willdenow was a German botanist, pharmacist, and plant taxonomist. He is considered one of the founders of phytogeography, the study of the geographic distribution of plants. Willdenow was also a mentor of Alexander von Humboldt, one of the earliest and best known phytogeographers. He also influenced Christian Konrad Sprengel, who pioneered the study of plant pollination and floral bio…
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science · German botanist (1765–1812) · pharmacist · taxonomist · botanist · pteridologist · university teacher · mycologist · physician · naturalist · botanical collector · scientific collector · also Carl Ludwig Willdenow, Willd., Willdenow, C. L. von Willdenow, Willdenow, C.L., Karl Ludwig Willdenow
Born 22 August 1765 · Died 10 July 1812 · Q76353
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Died 1812-07-10.
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Alexander von Humboldt helped to expand the garden
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Willdenow wrote a self-study textbook of botany
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Born 1765-08-22.
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