Franz Georg Philipp Buchenau
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Franz Georg Philipp Buchenau (January 12, 1831 – April 23, 1906) was a German botanist and phytogeographer
who was a native of Kassel
. He specialized in flora of northwestern Germany.
He studied at the Universities of Marburg and Göttingen, and from 1855 was a schoolteacher in Bremen
. In 1864 he was co-founder of the association for natural sciences in Bremen.
Buchenau was the author of works involving the regional flora of the East Frisian Islands
, Flora der Ostfriesischen Inseln, and of Bremen
/Oldenburg
, Flora von Bremen und Oldenburg. He also published a comprehensive monograph
on the botanical family Juncaceae
, titled Monographia Juncacearum.
Phytogeography
Phytogeography , also called geobotany, is the branch of biogeography that is concerned with the geographic distribution of plant species...
who was a native of Kassel
Kassel
Kassel is a town located on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Kassel Regierungsbezirk and the Kreis of the same name and has approximately 195,000 inhabitants.- History :...
. He specialized in flora of northwestern Germany.
He studied at the Universities of Marburg and Göttingen, and from 1855 was a schoolteacher in Bremen
Bremen
The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is...
. In 1864 he was co-founder of the association for natural sciences in Bremen.
Buchenau was the author of works involving the regional flora of the East Frisian Islands
East Frisian Islands
The East Frisian Islands are a chain of islands in the North Sea, off the coast of East Frisia in Lower Saxony, Germany. The islands extend for some from west to east between the mouths of the Ems and Jade / Weser rivers and lie about 3.5 to 10 km offshore...
, Flora der Ostfriesischen Inseln, and of Bremen
Bremen
The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is...
/Oldenburg
Oldenburg
Oldenburg is an independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the western part of the state between the cities of Bremen and Groningen, Netherlands, at the Hunte river. It has a population of 160,279 which makes it the fourth biggest city in Lower Saxony after Hanover, Braunschweig...
, Flora von Bremen und Oldenburg. He also published a comprehensive monograph
Monograph
A monograph is a work of writing upon a single subject, usually by a single author.It is often a scholarly essay or learned treatise, and may be released in the manner of a book or journal article. It is by definition a single document that forms a complete text in itself...
on the botanical family Juncaceae
Juncaceae
Juncaceae, the rush family, are a monocotyledonous family of flowering plants. There are eight genera and about 400 species. Members of the Juncaceae are slow-growing, rhizomatous, herbaceous plants, and they may superficially resemble grasses. They often grow on infertile soils in a wide range...
, titled Monographia Juncacearum.