Anton Hansgirg (June 16, 1854, Prague – February 15, 1917, Vienna) was a Bohemian-born Austrian phycologist who described several new species of

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, and cryptophytes, in

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between 1880 and 1905. Hansgirg studied from 1872 to 1876 at

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and passed in 1876 the teaching examination for secondary schools. In 1879 he received his doctorate. He taught at secondary schools in Prague from 1876 to 1877, in Königgrätz from 1877 to 1881, and then again in Prague. In 1885 he habilitated in botany at Charles University, where he taught as a ''

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'' and in 1893 was appointed a titular ''ausserordentlicher'' professor (an ''außerplanmäßiger'' appointment). In 1895 he went on a study trip to

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. In 1903 he retired and moved to Vienna. His most important research is in phycology, in which he described many new species and published many valuable insights.

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19th-century Austrian botanists Phycologists Charles University alumni Academic staff of Charles University 1854 births 1917 deaths {{Austria-botanist-stub