# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gerhard-august-honckeny
# Generated: 2026-08-14T09:53:27.618Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gerhard-august-honckeny"
name: "Gerhard August Honckeny"
slug: "gerhard-august-honckeny"
description: "Gerhard August Honckeny (1724–1805) was a German botanist, and an Amtmann near Prenzlau. He is best known for his Synopsis Plantarum Germaniæ, and is referred to by the standard abbreviation Honck. in botanical works. He is commemorated in the genus name Honckenya."
tagline: "Roman botanist (1724-1805)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Honkenya_peploides_peploides_03.jpg/330px-Honkenya_peploides_peploides_03.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Germany"
  isoCode: "DE"
category:
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profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
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  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1724"
deathDate: "1805-10-19"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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sources:
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    title: "Хонкени, Герхард Август"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump