Christian Ernst (Ernst) Stahl
1848–1919
Alsatian-born German botanist. Received his doctorate in botany from Straßburg (Strasbourg), 1873. Julius Sachs’s assistant, Würzburg, 1874; habilitated, 1877. Professor extraordinarius of botany, Straßburg, 1880. Professor of botany and director of the botanic garden, Jena, 1881. Travelled to Java, where he collected mosses and liverworts, 1889–90; Mexico, 1894. Worked on various aspects of plant physiology, development, and ecology.
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NDB
Bibliography
NDB: Neue deutsche Biographie. Under the auspices of the Historical Commission of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences. 27 vols. (A–Wettiner) to date. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. 1953–.
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