Carl Heinrich Schultz (30 June 1805 – 17 December 1867) was a German physician and

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, and a brother to botanist

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(1804–1876). He is referred to as Carl Heinrich 'Bipontinus' Schultz, Carl Heinrich Schultz Bipontinus or just Bipontinus, this being a Latinized reference to his birthplace

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(Two Bridges). This was necessary because there lived in his lifetime another German botanist of the same name, known as

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Biography

From 1825 he studied medicine and sciences at the

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, where he was a student of botanist

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. In 1827 he continued his education at the

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, where his influences included the naturalist

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, and after his return, settled into a medical practice in

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. From 1832 to 1835 he was imprisoned for political reasons, and after his release, spent many years working as a physician at the

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hospital (1836–67).ADB:Schultz, Karl Heinrich
In:

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(ADB). Band 32, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1891, S. 722 f.BHL
Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications and collections with dates, commentaries and types He specialized in studies of

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and was the taxonomic author of many species within the family. In 1866

Friedrich Alefeld Friedrich Georg Christoph Alefeld (21 October 1820 – 28 April 1872) was a botanist, author, and medical practitioner. Born in Weiterstadt-Gräfenhausen, Grand Duchy of Hesse; he described a number of plant species in his published works, taking ...

named the genus ''Bipontinia'' (family

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) in his honor. In 1840, Schultz along with 25 scholars from the Palatinate and neighboring areas founded POLLICHIA, a scientific society named in honor of botanist Johan Adam Pollich (1740-1780). Schultz died in

on 17 December 1867.

Selected publications

* ''Analysis Cichoriacearum Palatinatus'', 1841. * ''Beitrag zur Geschichte und geographischen Verbreitung der Cassiniaceen'' (Contribution to the History and Geographical Spread of Cassiniaceae), 1866.

References

* ''This article incorporates translated text from an equivalent article at the

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''. 1805 births 1867 deaths Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich alumni University of Erlangen-Nuremberg alumni People from the Palatinate (region) People from Zweibrücken 19th-century German botanists {{Germany-botanist-stub