George Engelmann
German-American physician and botanist (1809-1884) · United States · On the map · Doctors · Died at 75
George Engelmann, also known as Georg Engelmann, was a German-American botanist.
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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.
