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Gerhard August Honckeny (also spelt Honkeny) (1724–1805) was a
German
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**Ge ...
botanist, and an ' near
Prenzlau
Prenzlau (, formerly also Prenzlow) is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, the administrative seat of Uckermark District. It is also the centre of the historic Uckermark region.
Geography
The town is located on the Ucker river, about north of Be ...
. He is best known for his ''Synopsis Plantarum Germaniæ'', and is referred to by the
standard abbreviation Honck. in botanical works.
He is commemorated in the genus name ''
Honckenya''.
References
1724 births
1805 deaths
18th-century German botanists
People from Prenzlau
Botanists with author abbreviations
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