Johannes Bisse (1935–1984) was a
Cuba
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botanist, born in
Germany
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in 1935 and arrived in Cuba in 1966. He received his
doctorate
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from the
Friedrich Schiller University of Jena
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The un ...
. He was the founder and first director of the
Cuban National Botanic Garden in
Havana
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. .
He died in an
automobile accident near the garden, shortly after its inauguration. The ''Encuentro de Botánica "Johannes Bisse in Memoriam"'', a botanical
academic conference
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, is held every two years in Camagüey, Cuba in honor of his contributions on the field.
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Cuban botanists
20th-century German botanists
1935 births
1984 deaths
Botanists with author abbreviations
University of Jena alumni
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