Albert Grunow (3 November 1826,

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– 17 March 1914,

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) was a German-Austrian

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and phycologist. He specialized in the study of

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. From 1851 he worked as a chemist in a metal works factory in Berndorf. In 1857-59 he participated in the Austrian " Novara Expedition", and was tasked with analysis of its algal collections. Also, he served as a collector, preparator and determiner of specimens towards the development of

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's diatom exsiccatae. In 1901 he donated his collection of extant and fossil diatoms to the

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. He was a corresponding member of the ''Geologischen Reichsanstalt''.

Selected works

* ''Diatomaceen, Familie Navuculaceen'', 1860 - Diatomaceae, family Naviculaceae. * ''Ueber neue oder ungenügend gekannte Algen'', 1860 - On new or largely unknown algae. * ''Die Österreichischen Diatomaceen'', etc. 1862 - Diatomaceae of Austria. * ''Reise seiner Majestät Fregatte Novara um die Erde'' : Botanischer Theil. I Band, Algen, 1867 - Journey of the frigate Novara and its circumnavigation of the Earth. * "New diatoms from Honduras"; published in English (1877). * ''Beiträge zur Kenntniss der fossilen Diatomeen Österreich-Ungarns'', 1882 - Contribution to the understanding of fossil diatoms of Austria-Hungary. * ''Die Diatomeen von Franz Josefs-Land'', 1884 - Diatoms from

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. * "Additamenta ad cognitionem Sargassorum", 1913.Classify OCLC
(publications)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Grunow, Albert 1826 births 1914 deaths 19th-century Austrian botanists Phycologists Scientists from Berlin