Carl Ludwig Willdenow

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Carl Ludwig Willdenow was a prominent German botanist and taxonomist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, known for his influential work in plant classification and for mentoring Alexander von Humboldt.

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Carl Ludwig Willdenow canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf botanist
human
centuryOfActivity 18th century
19th century
countryOfCitizenship Germany
dateOfBirth 1765-08-22
dateOfDeath 1812-07-10
educatedAt Humboldt University of Berlin
surface form: University of Berlin

University of Halle NERFINISHED
employer Botanical Garden in Berlin NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup German
familyName Willdenow NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork botany
plant geography
plant taxonomy
givenName Carl NERFINISHED
Ludwig NERFINISHED
hasAcademicDegree doctor of medicine
influenced Alexander von Humboldt NERFINISHED
knownFor contributions to plant geography
mentoring Alexander von Humboldt
plant classification
systematic botany
languageOfWorkOrName German
memberOf Berlin Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED
name Carl Ludwig Willdenow NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage German
notableStudent Alexander von Humboldt NERFINISHED
notableWork Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Regii Botanici Berolinensis NERFINISHED
Florae Berolinensis Prodromus NERFINISHED
Grundriss der Kräuterkunde NERFINISHED
Grundriss der Kräuterkunde zu Vorlesungen NERFINISHED
Hortus Berolinensis NERFINISHED
Species Plantarum (Willdenow edition) NERFINISHED
occupation botanist
taxonomist
university professor
placeOfBirth Berlin
Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
placeOfDeath Berlin
Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED
positionHeld director of the Botanical Garden in Berlin
sexOrGender male
studied medicine
natural history
taxonAuthorAbbreviation Willd. NERFINISHED
workLocation Berlin NERFINISHED

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Dalbergia namedBy Carl Ludwig Willdenow
Colignonia taxonAuthor Carl Ludwig Willdenow
Fagales taxonAuthor Carl Ludwig Willdenow