Eduard Hackel
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Eduard Hackel (17 March 1850, Haida, Bohemia – 2 February 1926, Attersee, Upper Austria) was an Austrian botanist. His father was a veterinarian in Haida (now Nový Bor) in Bohemia. He was married and had one son.
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Eduard Hackel | |
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Born | 17 March 1850 (1850-03-17) Haida, Bohemia |
Died | 2 February 1926 (1926-02-03) (aged 75) |
Nationality | Austrian |
Known for | Poaceae |
Scientific career | |
Fields | botany |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Hack. |
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Hackel studied at the Polytechnical Institute in Vienna, and became substitute teacher at a high school in St. Pölten in 1869. He became full professor of natural history there upon obtaining his teaching certificate in 1871 and remained in this position until his retirement in 1900.