Hubert Winkler (13 February 1875 in

Prenzlau Prenzlau (, formerly also Prenzlow) is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, the administrative seat of Uckermark (district), Uckermark District. It is also the centre of the historic Uckermark region. Geography The town is located on the Uecker, Ucke ...

– 10 June 1941 in Breslau) 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 ...

, who specialized in tropical flora research. From 1895 he studied theology and botany at the

University of Breslau A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, th ...

, where in 1901/02 he worked as an assistant at the

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. Afterwards, he worked at the Botanical Museum in

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and at the botanic garden in Victoria, Kamerun. In 1921 he became an associate professor of

phytogeography Phytogeography (from Greek φυτόν, ''phytón'' = "plant" and γεωγραφία, ''geographía'' = "geography" meaning also distribution) or botanical geography is the branch of biogeography that is concerned with the geographic distribution o ...

at the University of Breslau, where in 1927 he attained a full professorship. In 1905, botanist

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 ...

published '' Winklerella'', which is a genus of

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s from Cameroon, belonging to the family

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. It was named in Hubert Winkler's honor. In 1908 he conducted botanical studies in the

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and the

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, where he also collected

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plants and seed for importation to German colonies. In 1910 he carried out botanical investigations in

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.Winkler, Hubert J.P. (1875-1941)
JSTOR Global Plants

Selected works

He was author of the volume on

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's ''

Das Pflanzenreich Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler (25 March 1844 – 10 October 1930) was a German botanist. He is notable for his work on alpha taxonomy, plant taxonomy and phytogeography, such as ''Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien'' (''The Natural Plant Families'' ...

'' and of the sections on

Musaceae Musaceae is a family of flowering plants composed of three genera with about 91 known species, placed in the order Zingiberales. The family is native to the tropics of Africa and Asia. The plants have a large herbaceous growth habit with leaves ...

and

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in Engler and Prantl's ''

Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien ''Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien'' (1887–1915) by Adolf Engler (1844–1930) and Karl Anton Prantl is a complete revision of plant families down to generic level and often even further. As such it forms part of the Engler system of plant tax ...

''. Other writings by Winkler include: * ''Pflanzengeographische Studien über die Formation des Buchenwaldes'', 1901 – Phytogeographical studies on the formation of

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s. * ''Beiträge zur Morphologie und Biologie tropischer Blüten und Früchte'', 1906 – Contributions to the morphology and biology of tropical flowers and fruits. * ''Eine akademische Studienfahrt nach Ostafrika'' (with

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, 1912) – An academic study excursion to East Africa. * ''Botanisches Hilfsbuch für Pflanzer, Kolonialbeamte, Tropenkaufleute und Forschungsreisende'', 1912 – Botanical guide for planters, colonial officers, tropical merchants and explorers. * ''Entwicklungsgeschichte der Pflanzenwelt. Pflanzengeographie. Die Pflanzenwelt der Tropen'', 1913 (with Walther Gothan,

Robert Knud Friedrich Pilger Robert Knud Friedrich Pilger (3 July 1876, in Helgoland – 1 September 1953, in Berlin)

, 1913) – Evolutionary history of the plant world / Plant geography / The plant world of the tropics.HathiTrust Digital Library
(published works)

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Nationaal Herbarium Nederland / Winkler's travel itinerary in the Malay Peninsula, Java and Borneo. {{DEFAULTSORT:Winkler, Hubert 1875 births 1941 deaths People from Prenzlau Scientists from the Province of Brandenburg 20th-century German botanists University of Breslau alumni Academic staff of the University of Breslau