Alexander Braun | |
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.png) Alexander Braun in 1876 | |
| Born | 10 May 1805 Regensburg |
| Died | 29 March 1877 (aged 71) |
| Known for | morphology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | botany |
| Institutions | Freiburg Giessen University of Berlin |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | A.Braun |
Alexander Carl Heinrich Braun (10 May 1805 – 29 March 1877) was a German botanist from Regensburg, Bavaria. His research centered on the morphology of plants and was a very influential teacher who worked as a professor of botany at the universities of Freiburg, Giessen, and Berlin at various times. He was also the director of the Berlin Botanical Garden.