Michael Joseph François Scheidweiler
German-born professor of botany and taxonomist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Michael Joseph François Scheidweiler (1 August 1799 – 24 September 1861) was a German-born professor of botany and taxonomist, whose main area of interest was the Cactaceae.[1] From a collection by Henri Guillaume Galeotti, he first described Ariocarpus retusus, type species of the genus in 1838 in Brussels.[2]
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Michael Joseph François Scheidweiler | |
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Born | (1799-08-01)1 August 1799 |
Died | 24 September 1861(1861-09-24) (aged 62) |
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Fields | botany, horticulture |
Institutions | Établissement Géographique de Bruxelles; State School of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture (Anderlecht); State School of Horticulture (Gentbrugge) |
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