Karl Ludwig Willdenow
1765–1812
German botanist and pharmacist. Studied medicine at the University of Halle, 1785–9; ran the family pharmacy, 1790–8. Professor of natural history at the Royal College of Medicine and Surgery, Berlin, 1798. Principal botanist, Berlin Academy of Science, and curator of the botanical gardens, 1801. Appointed professor of botany, University of Berlin, 1810.
Sources
ADB
DSB
Taxonomic literature.
Bibliography
ADB: Allgemeine deutsche Biographie. Under the auspices of the Historical Commission of the Royal Academy of Sciences. 56 vols. Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot. 1875–1912.
DSB: Dictionary of scientific biography. Edited by Charles Coulston Gillispie and Frederic L. Holmes. 18 vols. including index and supplements. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1970–90.
Taxonomic literature: Taxonomic literature. A selective guide to botanical publications and collections with dates, commentaries and types. By Frans A. Stafleu and Richard S. Cowan. 2d edition. 7 vols. Utrecht, Netherlands: Bohn, Scheltema & Holkema. The Hague, Netherlands: W. Junk. 1976–88.
