Ernst Heinrich Georg Ule (12 March 1854 – 15 July 1915) was a German
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 ...
and plant collector.
Biography
He was born on 12 March 1854 in
Halle an der Saale
Halle (Saale), or simply Halle (; from the 15th to the 17th century: ''Hall in Sachsen''; until the beginning of the 20th century: ''Halle an der Saale'' ; from 1965 to 1995: ''Halle/Saale'') is the largest city of the German state of Saxony-Anh ...
to science writer
Otto Eduard Vincenz Ule
Otto Eduard Vincenz Ule (22 January 1820, in Lossow – 7 August 1876, in Halle an der Saale) was a German writer, known for his popularization of natural sciences, and liberal politician. He was the father of botanist Ernst Heinrich Georg Ule ...
(1820–1876). His brother was
geographer
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Wilhelm Ule (1861–1940).
Originally trained as a
gardener
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Description
A gardener is any person involved in gardening, arguably the oldest occupation, from the hobbyist in a residential garden, the home-owner suppleme ...
, and worked at the botanical gardens in Halle and Berlin.
He then emigrated to
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
in 1883, where he worked as a private tutor and botanical collector. Subsequently, he served as a ''naturalista viajante'' (traveling naturalist) at the National Museum in
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
, where he was appointed sub-director (1895), and later director, of the museum's botanical department.
From 1900 to 1903 he was engaged in botanical research in the
Amazonas region
Amazonas () is a department and region in northern Peru bordered by Ecuador on the north and west, Cajamarca on the west, La Libertad on the south, and Loreto and San Martín on the east. Its capital is the city of Chachapoyas.
With a lands ...
of Brazil, during which time, he also conducted botanical investigations in neighbouring areas. After his return to Germany, he worked as a scientific assistant at the
Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden and Museum (1913–14).
He died on 15 July 1915.
Legacy
Ule has several botanical genera named in his honor, such as:
[
* '' Uleanthus'', named by ]Hermann Harms
Hermann August Theodor Harms (16 July 1870 – 27 November 1942) was a German taxonomist and botanist.
Harms was born in Berlin. He worked as a botanist at the Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum, Botanical Museum in Berlin. ...
in 1905, family
* ''Ulearum
''Ulearum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It contains two known species, both native to South America. ''Ulearum'' is similar to ''Callopsis'', but ''Callopsis'' is found only in Africa and so its relation is uncertain.Bo ...
'', named by Adolf Engler
Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler (25 March 1844 – 10 October 1930) was a German botanist. He is notable for his work on plant taxonomy and phytogeography, such as ''Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien'' (''The Natural Plant Families''), edited with ...
in 1905, family Araceae
The Araceae are a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix. The spadix is usually accompanied by, and sometimes partially enclosed in, a spathe (or leaf-like bract). Also ...
* '' Uleiella'', named by J.Schröt. in 1894, fungi in family Uleiellaceae
The ''Uleiellaceae'' are a family of smut fungi in the order Ustilaginomycetes. The family contains the single genus ''Uleiella'', which has two species.
The genus was circumscribed by Joseph Schröter in Hedwigia vol.33 Beibl.: 65 in 1894.
The ...
* '' Uleiorchis'', named by Frederico Carlos Hoehne Frederico Carlos Hoehne (1 February 1882, Juiz de Fora – 16 March 1959) was a Brazilian botanist.
In 1907 he was appointed ''jardineiro-chefe'' (head gardener) at the National Museum in Rio de Janeiro, soon afterwards working on botanical assign ...
in 1944, family Orchidaceae
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant.
Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...
* '' Uleobryum'', named by Broth. in 1906, moss in family Pottiaceae
The Pottiaceae are a Family (biology), family of mosses. They form the most numerous moss family known, containing nearly 1500 species or more than 10% of the 10,000 to 15,000 moss species known.
Genera
The family has four subfamilies and 83 gen ...
* '' Uleodendron'', named by Stephan Rauschert in 1982, family Moraceae
The Moraceae — often called the mulberry family or fig family — are a family of flowering plants comprising about 38 genera and over 1100 species. Most are widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, less so in temperate climates; however ...
* ''Uleodothis
''Uleodothis'' is a genus of fungi in the family Venturiaceae.
The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by Ferdinand Theissen and Hans Sydow in Ann. Mycol. vol.13 on page 305 in 1915.
The genus name of ''Uleodothis'' is in honour ...
'', named by Theiss. & Syd. in 1915, fungi in family Venturiaceae
The Venturiaceae are a family of fungi in the order Pleosporales. Several of the species in this family are plant pathogens.
List of genera
As accepted by GBIF;
*'' Acantharia'' (7)
*'' Antennaria'' (2)
*'' Antennularia'' (1)
*'' Anungite ...
* '' Uleophytum'', named by Georg Hieronymus in 1907, family Asteraceae
The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...
* '' Uleomyces'', named by Henn. in 1895, fungi in family Cookellaceae
* '' Uleomycina'', named by Petr. in 1954, fungi in family Elsinoaceae
Elsinoaceae is a family of sac fungi, widely distributed in the tropics. A poorly known family, it includes some species that been identified as economically significant plant pathogens, in particular of citrus
''Citrus'' is a genus of flo ...
* '' Uleothyrium'', named by Petr. in 1929, fungi in family Asterinaceae
The Asterinaceae are a family of fungi in the monotypic class Asterinales.
Genera
This is a list of the genera in the Asterinaceae, based on a 2021 review and summary of fungal classification by Wijayawardene and colleagues. Following the genus ...
Selected writings
* ''Kautschukgewinnung und Kautschukhandel am Amazonenstrome'', 1906 – Rubber production and trade in the Amazon
Amazon most often refers to:
* Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek mythology
* Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin
* Amazon River, in South America
* Amazon (company), an American multinational technology c ...
.
* ''Das Innere von Nordost-Brasilien'', 1908 – The interior of northeast Brazil.
* ''Kautshukgewinnung und Kautschukhandel in Bahia'', 1908 – Rubber production and trade in Bahia
Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (sta ...
.
* ''Biologische Beobachtungen im Amazonasgebiet'', 1915 – Biological observations in the Amazon.WorldCat Identities
(publications)
References
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19th-century German botanists
People from Halle (Saale)
1915 deaths
1854 births
German emigrants to Brazil