August von Krempelhuber (14 September 1813 – 2 October 1882) was a German lichenologist born in

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. Born into nobility, he studied

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at the

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. Through his work in forestry, he developed an interest in

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, Brazil,

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, et al.). Through his collection and evaluation of lichenological literature (up to 1871), he made strides in establishing order out of the confusing nomenclatural situation that existed at the time. Among his written works is ''Geschichte und Litteratur der Lichenologie'', a book on the history and literature of lichenology from antiquity up to the year 1865. His collection of nearly 20,000 specimens is now kept at the ''

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''. The fungi genus ''Krempelhuberia'' was named in his honor by

Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo (13 May 1824 – 25 May 1860) was an Italian paleobotanist and lichenologist. He was born in Tregnago in the Province of Verona and took a great interest in botany as a young man. Massalongo joined the faculty of me ...

.BHL
Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications

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Lichenology in Germany: past, present and future. {{DEFAULTSORT:Krempelhuber, August von 1813 births 1882 deaths Scientists from Munich German lichenologists Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich alumni

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