Carl Julius Meyer von Klinggräff (26 March 1809 in

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in Kreis Stuhm – 1879) was a German

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. He was an older brother to bryologist

Hugo Erich Meyer von Klinggräff Hugo Erich Meyer von Klinggräff (7 June 1820 in Klein Watkowitz, Stuhm – 3 April 1902 in Paleschken, Stuhm) was a German botanist, who was a specialist in bryophytes. He was the brother of botanist Carl Julius Meyer von Klinggräff, with ...

(1820–1902, H.Klinggr.). From 1828 to 1832, he studied medicine and botany at the University of Königsberg, where he was influenced by Ernst Heinrich Friedrich Meyer. In 1832 he received his doctorate in medicine and

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with the thesis "''De carie vertebrarum''". Following graduation, he travelled to his parents' home near

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, and on the journey, conducted studies of

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and plants native to the

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. He visited

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, islands in the

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and made the acquaintanceship of botanists Bartolomeo Biasoletto, Friedrich Wilhelm Noë and Mutius von Tommasini.ADB:Klinggräff, Karl Julius Meyer von
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In 1834 he returned to Prussia, settling in Marienwerder as a general practitioner. In 1836 he relocated to the town of Paleschken, from where he concentrated on botanical research. During his career, he made numerous trips throughout the Province of Prussia, and in 1844, took an extended journey to

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and northern

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. He made major contributions to the knowledge of Prussian flora, conducting research in the fields of

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, plant systematics and

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as it pertained to botany.

Selected works

* ''Flora von Preussen : die in der Provinz Preussen wildwachsenden Phanerogamen'', 1848. * ''Nachtrag zur Flora von Preussen'', 1854.WorldCat Search
published works

References

19th-century German botanists German phytogeographers University of Königsberg alumni People from Kwidzyn County People from Kwidzyn People from West Prussia 1809 births 1879 deaths {{botanist-stub