George Engelmann
✓ Source-basedrisingGerman-American physician and botanist (1809-1884)
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George Engelmann, also known as Georg Engelmann, was a German-American botanist.
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George Engelmann, also known as Georg Engelmann, was a German-American botanist. He was instrumental in describing the flora of the west of North America, then very poorly known to Europeans; he was particularly active in the Rocky Mountains and northern Mexico, one of his constant companions being another German-American, the botanical illustrator Paulus Roetter.
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Lived 1809 to 1884 · aged 75
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