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Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler (25 March 1844 – 10 October 1930) was a German botanist. He is notable for his work on plant taxonomy and phytogeography, such as Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien (The Natural Plant Families), edited with Karl A. E. von Prantl.
Adolf Engler (born March 25, 1844, Sagan, Prussia [now Żagań, Pol.]—died Oct. 10, 1930, Berlin, Ger.) was a German botanist famous for his system of plant classification and for his expertise as a plant geographer.
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One of the prime systems of plant taxonomy, the Engler system was devised by Adolf Engler (1844–1930), and is featured in two major taxonomic texts he authored or co-authored. His influence is reflected in the use of the terms "Engler School" and "Engler Era".
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Engler was a German botanist who developed a systematic and monographic survey of the plant kingdom, Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien. He also wrote on the origin and evolution of the floristic diversity of the Northern Hemisphere and founded the Botanische Jahrbücher.
Jun 11, 2018 · Adolf Engler [1] (ä´dôlf ĕng´lər), 1844–1930, German botanist. He emphasized the importance of geological history in the study of plant geography, and worked out an influential system of plant classification.
ADOLF ENGLER. Little was done with Philodendron following Schott's death in 1865 until Adolf Engler, working at the Munich Botanical Garden (and later at the Berlin Botanical Garden), began his revisionary work on the Araceae.
German botanist Adolf Engler is noted for his prodigious taxonomic and phytogeographic work. With Karl Prantl he edited the series Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien (1887-1915, 1924). He also collected plants in many countries, and was an authority on the botany of tropical Africa.
