Georg Ludwig August Volkens ( German: Georg Ludwig August Volkens ; 1855 - 1917 ) is a German botanist.
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| Date of Birth | July 13, 1855 |
| Place of Birth | Berlin |
| Date of death | January 10, 1917 (61 years old) |
| Place of death | Berlin |
| A country | Germany |
| Scientific field | botany |
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| supervisor | Simon Schwendener |
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The author of the names of a number of botanical taxa . In the botanical ( binary ) nomenclature, these names are supplemented by the abbreviation " Volkens " . List of such taxa on the IPNI website Personal page on IPNI website |
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Biography
Georg Volkens was born in Berlin on July 13, 1855 . He studied at the University of Würzburg and Berlin with professors Julius von Sachs and Alexander Brown . In 1882, under the guidance of Professor Simon Schwendener, he received a Ph.D. at the University of Berlin.
In 1884-1885 Volkens traveled through the deserts of Egypt . In 1887 he underwent a habilitation in Berlin, becoming a privat-docent of the University of Berlin. At the same time he worked as a volunteer with Adolf Engler and, later, with Schwendener. From 1892 to 1894 he explored Mount Kilimanjaro , in 1897 published a book in which he generalized the results of his observations. In 1895, Georg Volkens became a professor at the University of Berlin.
Since 1898, Volkens worked at the Berlin Botanical Museum as the head of the colony flora department. In 1899-1900 he visited the Caroline Islands , in 1901-1902 he studied the flora of the environs of Beitensorg .
Since 1903, Volkens taught at the School of Gardeners in the Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden.
January 10, 1917 Georg Ludwig August Volkens passed away.
Some scientific papers
- Volkens, G. Dir Flora der aegyptisch-arabischen Wüste. - Berlin, 1887. - 156 p.
- Volkens, G. Der Kilimandscharo. - Berlin, 1897. - 388 p.
- Volkens, G. Laubfall und Lauberneuerung in den Tropen. - Berlin, 1912. - 142 p.
Plant genera, named after G. Volkens
- Volkensia O. Hoffm. , 1894 [= Bothriocline Oliv. ex benth. , 1873 ]
- Volkensiella H. Wolff , 1912 [= Oenanthe L. , 1753 ]
- Volkensinia Schinz , 1912, nom. nov.
- Volkensiophyton Lindau , 1894 [= Lepidagathis Willd. , 1800 ]
Notes
- ↑ German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 11897369X // General regulatory control (GND) - 2012—2016.
Literature
- Stafleu FA , Cowan RS Taxonomic Literature : [ eng. ] . - Ed. 2. - Utrecht, Antwerpen, The Hague, Boston, 1986. - Vol. VI: Sti — Vuy. - P. 778-781. - 926 p. - ISBN 90-313-0714-9 . - DOI : 10.5962 / bhl.title.48631 .