Ernest Friedrich Gilg
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Ernest Friedrich Gilg (born January 12, 1867, in Baden-Württemberg
, Germany
, and died October 11, 1933, in Berlin
) was a German botanist.
- "Syllabus der Pflanzenfamilien" and "Das Pflanzenreich." The Poaceae
grass Gilgiochloa
was posthumously named after him.
Over the course of his life, Gilg identified and named 42 species, subspecies, and sub-families of various grasses.
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, and died October 11, 1933, in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
) was a German botanist.
Life
Gilg was curator of the Botanical Museum in Berlin. In 1921, Gilg, and fellow botanist Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler, co-authored and published two books on botanyBotany
Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
- "Syllabus der Pflanzenfamilien" and "Das Pflanzenreich." The Poaceae
Poaceae
The Poaceae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called grasses, although the term "grass" is also applied to plants that are not in the Poaceae lineage, including the rushes and sedges...
grass Gilgiochloa
Gilgiochloa
Gilgiochloa is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family. It was named after Ernest Friedrich Gilg by Robert Knud Friedrich Pilger.- External links :*...
was posthumously named after him.
Work
- Pharmazeutische Warenkunde, published 1911
- Grundzüge der Botanik für Pharmazeuten, published 1921
- Lehrbuch der Pharmakognosie, published 1922
Over the course of his life, Gilg identified and named 42 species, subspecies, and sub-families of various grasses.