George Engelmann

George Engelmann
Born(1809-02-02)2 February 1809
Died4 February 1884(1884-02-04) (aged 75)
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
NationalityGerman, American
EducationUniversity of Heidelberg, University of Berlin, University of Würzburg
Known forStudy of Phylloxera vastatrix
SpouseDorothea Horstmann
ChildrenGeorge Julius Engelmann
Parents
  • Julius Bernhardt Engelmann (father)
  • Julie Antoinette May (mother)
AwardsMember of the American Philosophical Society
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Thesis De Antholysi Prodromus
Author abbrev. (botany)Engelm.
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George Engelmann, also known as Georg Engelmann, (2 February 1809 – 4 February 1884) was a German-American botanist. He was instrumental in describing the flora of the west of North America, then very poorly known to Europeans; he was particularly active in the Rocky Mountains and northern Mexico, one of his constant companions being another German-American, the botanical illustrator Paulus Roetter.