Hermann Zabel (22 September 1832, Neu-Katzow – 26 April 1912,

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) was a German botanist who specialized in the field of

dendrology Dendrology ( grc, δένδρον, ''dendron'', "tree"; and grc, -λογία, ''-logia'', ''science of'' or ''study of'') or xylology ( grc, ξύλον, ''ksulon'', "wood") is the science and study of woody plants (trees, shrubs, and lianas), ...

. From 1854 to 1860 he was employed as an assistant at the botanical garden and museum in

Greifswald Greifswald (), officially the University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald (german: Universitäts- und Hansestadt Greifswald, Low German: ''Griepswoold'') is the fourth-largest city in the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania after Rosto ...

. From 1869 to 1895 he was director of the

forestry Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests, woodlands, and associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands. ...

botanical garden in Hannoversch Münden. In retirement he took up residence in the city of

.BHL
Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications The genus ''Zabelia'' ( Rehder) Makino is named in his honor, as are taxa with the specific epithets of ''zabeliana'' and ''zabelii''.

Published works

* ''Übersicht der Flora von Neuvorpommern und Rügen'', 1859 – Survey on the flora of Neuvorpommern and

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* "Catalogue of the Botanic Garden of the Forest Academy of Munden, Germany", (published in English). * ''Die Gattung Symphoricarpus'', 1887 – The genus '' Symphoricarpos''. * ''Die strauchigen Spiräen der deutschen Gärten'', 1893 – The shrubby ''

Spiraea ''Spiraea'' , sometimes spelled spirea in common names, and commonly known as meadowsweets or steeplebushes, is a genus of about 80 to 100 species

'' of German gardens. * ''Handbuch der Laubholz-Benenung'', 1903 (with

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Ernst Schelle Ernst Schelle (1864–1945) was a German botanist who specialized in cacti. He was employed as Inspector of the botanical gardens in Tübingen. The grass species '' Helictotrichon schellianum'' ( Hack.) Kitag. is named for him. Publications * ...

) – Handbook of

deciduous tree In the fields of horticulture and Botany, the term ''deciduous'' () means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, ...

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