Carl Sigismund Kunth

Carl Sigismund Kunth
Born(1788-06-18)June 18, 1788
DiedMarch 22, 1850(1850-03-22) (aged 61)
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Berlin
OccupationBotanist

Carl Sigismund Kunth (18 June 1788 – 22 March 1850) was a German botanist. He was also known as Karl Sigismund Kunth or anglicized as Charles Sigismund Kunth. He was one of the early systematic botanists who focused on studying the plants of the Americas. Kunth's notable contributions include the publication of Nova genera et species plantarum quas in peregrinatione ad plagam aequinoctialem orbis novi collegerunt Bonpland et Humboldt. This work spanned seven volumes and was published between 1815 and 1825.