Peter von Glehn was a Russian

Russian Empire

The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...

 botanist.

Peter von Glehn was born to a Baltic German landowner, member of the Glehn family, Peter von Glehn (1796–1843) (he bought the Jälgimäe

Jälgimäe

Jälgimäe is a village in Saku Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia....

 manor in 1821) and Auguste Caroline Marie Burchart von Bellavary

Both family

The Both family is an Hungarian aristocratic family who gave many personalities. Its members were Magnats Magnificus and medieval barons of the kingdom of Hungary since the 12th century.- History :It gave differents branches :...

, member of the Burchardt family who took care of the Town Hall Pharmacy

Raeapteek

The Raeapteek is in the center of Tallinn city, Estonia.Opposite the Town Hall, at house number 11, it is one of the oldest continuously running pharmacies in Europe, having always been in business in the same exact house since the early 15th century...

 in Reval

Tallinn

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. He had 2 younger brothers Nikolai (1841–1923), the founder of Nõmme

Nõmme

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, and Len von Glehn, (1844-1920) who led an unremarkable life. and 3 sisters: Marie Elisabeth (1840–????), Julie Wilhelmine (1842–1867) and Marie (1843–1884).

He graduated the University of Tartu

University of Tartu

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 with gold medal.

Glehn's Spruce

Picea glehnii

Picea glehnii is a species of conifer in the Pinaceae family.It is found in Japan and Russia. It was named after Russian botanist Peter von Glehn.-References:* Conifer Specialist Group 1998. . Downloaded on 10 July 2007....

 (Picea glehnii), a species of conifer in the Pinaceae

Pinaceae

Pinaceae are trees or shrubs, including many of the well-known conifers of commercial importance such as cedars, firs, hemlocks, larches, pines and spruces. The family is included in the order Pinales, formerly known as Coniferales. Pinaceae are supported as monophyletic by its protein-type sieve...

family, is named after Peter von Glehn.