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Johanna Witasek
1865 – 1910
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryJohanna Amalia Witasek was an Austrian botanist noted for her work on taxonomy, geographic distribution, and nomenclature. Witasek studied at the Botanical Museum in Vienna, working on material brought back from expeditions to Brazil and Samoa. Over eleven years, she published a number of papers on Solanaceae, Campanula, and Callianthemum.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
August 13, 1865
Vienna
Date of death
July 5, 1910
Enzesfeld
Citizenship
Austrian Empire · Cisleithania
Occupations & fields
botanistteacherbotanical collector
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