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Karl Koch
1809 – 1879
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryKarl Heinrich Emil Koch was a German botanist. He is best known for his botanical explorations in the Caucasus region, including northeast Turkey. Most of his collections have today been lost. He is also known as the first professional horticultural officer in Germany. The standard author abbreviation K.Koch is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
June 6, 1809
Ettersburg
Date of death
May 25, 1879
Berlin
Citizenship
Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Occupations & fields
botanistpteridologistscience writeruniversity teacherwriterbotanical collector
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