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August Wilhelm Eichler, also known under his Latinized name, Augustus Guilielmus Eichler (22 April 1839 – 2 March 1887), was a German botanist who developed a new system of classification of plants to reflect the concept of evolution. His author abbreviation in botany is Eichler.
Eichler, August Wilhelm (b. Neukirchen, Germany, 22 April 1839; d. Berlin, Germany, 2 March 1887) botany. Eichler has been considered one of the most prominent systematic and morphological botanists of his time.
A system of plant taxonomy, the Eichler system was the first phylogenetic (phyletic) or evolutionary system. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was developed by August W. Eichler (1839–1887), initially in his Blüthendiagramme (1875–1878) and then in successive editions of his Syllabus (1876–1890).
Eichler, August Wilhelm ouˈgo͝ost vĭlˈhĕlm īkhˈlər , 1839–87, German botanist. He worked out the symmetry of the parts of a flower and developed a system of plant classification which, after later work on it by Adolf Engler, was widely adopted by European botanists.
Apr 22, 2021 · Today is the birthday of the German botanist August Wilhelm Eichler. Wilhelm developed one of the first widely used natural systems of plant classification. Most importantly, it was the first classification system based on evolution.
August Wilhelm Eichler was born at Neukirchen, in Hesse. Cassel, on the 22d of April, 1839. After a gymnasial course at Hers. feld he entered the University of Marburg, where he devoted himself to the study of mathematics and the natural sciences, the latter under the guidance of Wigand.
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August Wilhelm Eichler. Nature 35 , 493–494 ( 1887) Cite this article. 373 Accesses. Metrics. Abstract. THE death of Dr. August Wilhelm Eichler, briefly announced in a previous number, is a...
