Paul Rohrbach (botanist)
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Paul Rohrbach was a German
botanist born in Berlin
. He wrote on orchids before dying in his 20s.
. He later studied botany under Alexander Braun
at the University of Berlin. Braun was an important influence on Rohrbach's research in the fields of comparative morphology and systematics
.
While a student Rohrbach published a work on the orchid genus Epipogium
titled Über den Blüthenbau und die Befruchtung von Epipogium Gmelini. He was also the author of a treatise on the genus Silene
called Monographie der Gattung Silene. He died in Berlin of lung disease a few days before his 25th birthday.
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...
botanist born 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...
. He wrote on orchids before dying in his 20s.
Background
Rohrbach studied the sciences at the University of Göttingen, where one of his instructors was August GrisebachAugust Grisebach
August Heinrich Rudolf Grisebach was a German botanist and phytogeographer. Born in Hannover on April 17, 1814, he died at Göttingen on May 9, 1879.- Biography :...
. He later studied botany under Alexander Braun
Alexander Braun
Alexander Carl Heinrich Braun was a German botanist from Regensburg, Bavaria.He studied botany in Heidelberg, Paris and Munich. In 1833 he began teaching botany at the Polytechnic School of Karlsruhe, staying there until 1846...
at the University of Berlin. Braun was an important influence on Rohrbach's research in the fields of comparative morphology and systematics
Systematics
Biological systematics is the study of the diversification of terrestrial life, both past and present, and the relationships among living things through time. Relationships are visualized as evolutionary trees...
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While a student Rohrbach published a work on the orchid genus Epipogium
Epipogium
Epipogium is a genus of 3 species of terrestrial achlorophyllousmyco-heterotrophic orchids. The genus is sympodial with no root. Leaves are scale-like. Flowers are non-resupinate, arranged in terminal racemes...
titled Über den Blüthenbau und die Befruchtung von Epipogium Gmelini. He was also the author of a treatise on the genus Silene
Silene
Silene is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. Common names include campion and catchfly....
called Monographie der Gattung Silene. He died in Berlin of lung disease a few days before his 25th birthday.