Jacques Huber (13 October 1867

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– 18 February 1914

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) was a

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ian

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who did pioneering work on the flora of the

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from 1895 until his death. He created and organized the herbarium and arboretum in

, Brazil, and was director of the

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from 1907 until he died.

Works

''Materiaes para a flora amazonica''
(Vol. 1)
''Materiaes para a flora amazonica''
(Vol.2)
''Materiaes para a flora amazonica''
(Vol.5)
''Materiaes para a flora amazonica''
(Vol.6)
''Materiaes para a flora amazonica''
(Vol.7)

References

External links

Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências HumanasJacques Huber and the Amazonian Botany
1867 births 1914 deaths 19th-century Swiss botanists Expatriate academics in Brazil 20th-century Brazilian botanists {{Switzerland-botanist-stub