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Emil Friedrich Knoblauch

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Emil Friedrich Knoblauch (2 December 1864, Groß Karnitten in Kreis Mohrungen – 10 February 1936) was a German botanist.

He studied at the University of Königsberg, obtaining his PhD in 1888. Later, he was associated with the botanical garden and museum in Göttingen.[1]

He identified numerous species within the family Oleaceae, and was the taxonomic authority of the genera Leuranthus and Noldeanthus.[2]

Published works

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He was editor of the sections on Oleaceae and Salvadoraceae in Engler and Prantl's Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien. In Eugenius Warming's Handbuch der systematischen botanik (A handbook of systematic botany), he authored a revision of the "Fungi" section(s). Other noteworthy written efforts by Knoblauch include:

  • Anatomie des holzes der laurineen, 1888 - Anatomy involving the wood of Laurineae.
  • Ökologische Anatomie der Holzpflanzen der südafrikanischen immergrünen Buschregion, 1896 - Ecological anatomy of woody plants of the South African evergreen bush region.

References

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  1. ^ Göttinger Biologen 1737-1945: eine Biographisch-bibliographische Liste edited by Gerhard Wagenitz
  2. ^ IPNI List of plants described and co-described by Knoblauch.
  3. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Knobl.