Charles Ludwig de Blume or Karl Ludwig von Blume (9 June 1796,

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– 3 February 1862,

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) was a

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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 at

in Germany, but studied at Leiden University and spent his professional life working in the Dutch East Indies and in the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

, where he was Director of the Rijksherbarium (state herbarium) at Leiden. His name is sometimes given in the

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form Karel Lodewijk Blume, but the original

spelling is the one most widely used in botanical texts: even then there is confusion, as he is sometimes referred to as K.L. Blume (from Karl). He carried out extensive studies of the

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of southern

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, particularly in

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, then a

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of the

. From 1823 to 1826 Blume was Deputy Director of Agriculture at the

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in Bogor (Buitenzorg) in Java. In 1827 he became correspondent of the Royal Institute of the Netherlands. In 1855, he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. He planned, together with

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(1796–1866), the foundation of the "Koninklijke Nederlandsche Maatschappij tot aanmoediging van den Tuinbouw". (Royal Dutch Society for the Advancement of Horticulture). This was carried to fruition in 1842. The

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Blumea ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' is named after him. He was also an entomologist.

Publications

*Carl Ludwig Blume: "Catalogus van eenige der merkwaardigste zoo in- als uitheemse gewassen, te vinden in 's Lands Plantentuin te Buitenzorg" opgemaakt door C. L. Blume, M.D., Directeur van voorz. tuin. s.l. n.d. atavia 1823 (Catalogue of some native and exotic plants in Buitenzorg) * Carl Ludwig Blume: ''Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië ...''. 1825–1827 (Contributions to the flora of the Dutch Indies
on Botanicus
* * Carl Ludwig Blume & Johannes B. Fischer (? – 1832): ''Flora Javae nec non insularum adjacentium ...''. 1828–1851. * Carl Ludwig Blume: ''De novis quibusdam plantarum familiis expositio et olim jam expositarum enumeratio''. (1833) * Carl Ludwig Blume: ''Rumphia, sive commentationes botanicae imprimis de plantis Indiae orientalis ...''. 1835–1849 (4 volumes with 170 illustrations) * Carl Ludwig Blume: ''Museum botanicum Lugduno-Batavum ...''. 1849–185
on Botanicus
* Carl Ludwig Blume: ''Flora Javae et insularum adjacentium nova series'' (1858–1859) * Carl Ludwig Blume: ''Collection des Orchidées les plus remarquables de l'Archipel Indien et du Japon'' (1858–1859).

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Detailed biography

Karl Ludwig Blume
Karl Ludwig Blume's work on orchids {{DEFAULTSORT:Blume, Carl Ludwig 1789 births 1862 deaths Botanists with author abbreviations Bryologists Pteridologists Dutch entomologists German entomologists Dutch mycologists German mycologists Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Leiden University alumni German emigrants to the Netherlands Scientists from Braunschweig People from the Duchy of Brunswick People from Leiden 19th-century Dutch botanists 19th-century German botanists