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Karl Maximovič
1827 – 1891
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryCarl Johann Maximowicz, or Karl Ivanovich Maximovich was a Russian botanist. Maximovich spent most of his life studying the flora of the countries he had visited in the Far East, and naming many new species. He worked at the Saint Petersburg Botanical Gardens from 1852 as curator of the herbarium collection, becoming Director in 1869.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
November 11, 1827
Tula
Date of death
February 4, 1891
Saint Petersburg
Citizenship
Russian Empire
Occupations & fields
explorerpteridologistbryologistbotanistbotanical collectorscientific collector
Awards & honours
Demidov PrizeFellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Field and occupation
- ruský botanik baltsko-německého původu
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