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Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach

1824–89

German botanist. Appointed professor extraordinarius of botany, Leipzig, in 1855. Director of the botanic gardens in Hamburg, 1863–89. Wrote extensively on orchids.

Source

ADB.

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.

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