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Christian August Friedrich Garcke (October 25, 1819 – January 10, 1904) was a German botanist who was a native of Bräunrode, Saxony-Anhalt. He studied theology in Halle, obtaining his doctorate at the University of Jena in 1844. Afterwards he was a private scholar of botanical studies in Halle, relocating to Berlin in 1851, where he worked with botanist Alexander Braun (1805-1877). In 1865 he was appointed curator at the "Königlichen Herbarium" (later "Königlich botanisches Museum") in Berlin, and in 1871 became an associate professor specializing in pharmacognosy. He was author of the popular ''Flora von Nord- und Mitteldeutschland'' (Flora of North and Central Germany), which was published over numerous editions (first edition- 1849). Another significant work was the two-volume ''Flora von Halle'' (1848 & 1856).〔() Journal, Volume 12 by New York Botanical Garden〕 From 1867 to 1882 he was editor of the journal ''Linnæa''. A number of botanical species bear his name; as an example, ''Thespesia garckeana''.〔(CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific ... ), Volume 1 by Umberto Quattrocchi〕 == References == * (Deutsche Biographie ) (biography) * ''Parts of this article are based on a translation of an equivalent article at the German Wikipedia.'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Christian August Friedrich Garcke」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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