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Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper

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German botanist (1856-1901)

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Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper was a German botanist and phytogeographer who made major contributions in the fields of histology, ecology and plant geography. He travelled to South East Asia and the Caribbean as part of the 1899 deep-sea expedition.

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Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper was a German botanist and phytogeographer who made major contributions in the fields of histology, ecology and plant geography. He travelled to South East Asia and the Caribbean as part of the 1899 deep-sea expedition. He coined the terms tropical rainforest and sclerophyll and is commemorated in numerous specific names.

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Scientist
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Lived 1856 to 1901 · aged 45
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