Christoph Friedrich Otto (4 December 1783 – 7 December 1856) was a German

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botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...

. He was born in

Schneeberg, Saxony Schneeberg is a town in Saxony’s district of Erzgebirgskreis. It has roughly 16,400 inhabitants and belongs to the Town League of Silberberg (''Städtebund Silberberg''). It lies 4 km west of Aue, and southeast of Zwickau. Geography L ...

. From 1805 to 1843 he was inspector of the

Botanical Garden in Berlin The Berlin Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum (german: Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin) is a botanical garden in the locality of the borough of , Berlin, Germany. Constructed between 1897 and 1910 under the guidance of archi ...

. Together with

Albert Gottfried Dietrich Albert Gottfried Dietrich (8 November 1795 – 22 May 1856) was a German botanist born in Danzig. Dietrich was curator at the Botanical Garden in Berlin and was an instructor at the institute of horticulture at Berlin-Schöneberg. From 1833 to ...

(1795–1856), he edited the ''Allgemeinen Gartenzeitung'' from 1833 until his death in 1856 in

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. The genus of plants '' Ottoa'' H. B. K. is named after him. As a

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, he was the binomial authority/co-authority of many species, including numerous plants within the family

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Published works

* ''Abbildung der fremden in Deutschland ausdauernden Holzarten'', 1819–1830 (with

Friedrich Guimpel Friedrich Guimpel (1 August 1774 in Berlin – 17 January 1839) was a German engraver and botanical illustrator. An artist and professor at the Berlin Academy of Arts, he collaborated with several renowned botanists in the creation of illustrate ...

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Friedrich Gottlob Hayne Friedrich Gottlob Hayne (18 March 1763, Jüterbog – 24 April 1832, Berlin) was a German botanist, taxonomist, pharmacist and professor. Hayne showed an early interest in the plant world. From 1778 until 1796 he worked as a pharmacist in Berlin ...

). * ''Abbildungen auserlesener Gewächse des königlichen botanischen Gartens'', 1820–1828 (with

Heinrich Friedrich Link Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link (2 February 1767 – 1 January 1851) was a German naturalist and botanist. Biography Link was born at Hildesheim as a son of the minister August Heinrich Link (1738–1783), who taught him love of nature throu ...

) - Illustrations of plants from the royal botanical gardens. * ''Abbildungen neuer und seltener Gewächse …'', 1828–1831 (with Heinrich Friedrich Link) - Illustrations of new and rare plants. * ''Abbildung und Beschreibung blühender Cacteen'', 1838–1850 (with

Ludwig Karl Georg Pfeiffer Ludwig Karl Georg Pfeiffer, also known as Louis Pfeiffer (4 July 1805 – 2 October 1877), was a German physician, botany, botanist and conchology, conchologist. Early life, Education & Medical Career Louis Pfeiffer was born in Cassel, the eldes ...

) - Illustrations and descriptions of blooming cacti. * "Icones plantarum rariorum horti Regii Botanici Berolinensis" - (Illustrations of rare plants of the royal botanical gardens), 1840–1844 (with Heinrich Friedrich Link and

Johann Friedrich Klotzsch Johann Friedrich Klotzsch (9 June 1805 – 5 November 1860) was a German pharmacist and botanist. His principal work was in the field of mycology, with the study and description of many species of mushroom. Klotzsch was born in Wittenberg. Orig ...

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Icones plantarum rariorum horti Regii Botanici Berolinensis

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. {{DEFAULTSORT:Otto, Christoph Friedrich 19th-century German botanists 1783 births 1856 deaths German gardeners People from Schneeberg, Saxony