Karl Schliephacke (2 August 1834,

Halberstadt Halberstadt ( Eastphalian: ''Halverstidde'') is a town in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, the capital of Harz district. Located north of the Harz mountain range, it is known for its old town center that was greatly destroyed by Allied bombi ...

– 3 June 1913,

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) was German bryologist known for his studies of

sphagnum moss ''Sphagnum'' is a genus of approximately 380 accepted species of mosses, commonly known as sphagnum moss, peat moss, also bog moss and quacker moss (although that term is also sometimes used for peat). Accumulations of ''Sphagnum'' can store wa ...

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Narrative of Thuringia Botanical Society, Volumes 23-31

Biography

From 1851 he worked as an apprentice at the ''Löwenapotheke'' in Halle, and during his time spent in Halle he studied under bryologist Karl Müller. From 1859 onward,Histoire de la bryologie en Suisse
biographical sketch he worked in the

lignite Lignite, often referred to as brown coal, is a soft, brown, combustible, sedimentary rock formed from naturally compressed peat. It has a carbon content around 25–35%, and is considered the lowest rank of coal due to its relatively low heat ...

and

mineral oil Mineral oil is any of various colorless, odorless, light mixtures of higher alkanes from a mineral source, particularly a distillate of petroleum, as distinct from usually edible vegetable oils. The name 'mineral oil' by itself is imprecise, ...

industries, of which, he is credited with the founding of several factories. During his career as an industrialist he held positions in Jeziorki ( Galicia), Rehmsdorf (near

Zeitz Zeitz ( hsb, Žič) is a town in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river White Elster, in the triangle of the federal states Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia and Saxony. History Zeitz was first recorded und ...

), Upper Röblingen and in Waldau (1873–1898).BHL
Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications He studied the local moss flora in the various areas in which he worked, and also conducted investigations of mosses during recreational excursions to the

Alps The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; rm, Alps ; sl, Alpe . are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately across seven Alpine countries (from west to east): France, Sw ...

. The moss genus ''Schliephackea'' (family

Dicranaceae Dicranaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in class Bryopsida. Species within this family are dioicous Dioicy () is a sexual system where archegonia and antheridia are produced on separate gametophytes. It is one of the t ...

) was named in his honor by Karl Müller.

Selected works

* 1865 ''Ueber das Genus Andreaea Ehrh.'' – About the genus ''

Andreaea ''Andreaea'' is a genus of rock mosses described by Johann Hedwig in 1801. They are small, delicate acrocarpous mosses (meaning that the capsules are formed at the tips of vertical branches) that form dark brown or reddish cushions on wet silic ...

''. * 1865 ''Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Sphagna'' – Contributions to the understanding of

sphagnum ''Sphagnum'' is a genus of approximately 380 accepted species of mosses, commonly known as sphagnum moss, peat moss, also bog moss and quacker moss (although that term is also sometimes used for peat). Accumulations of ''Sphagnum'' can store wa ...

. * 1883 ''Die Torfmoose der Thüringischen Flora : Floristische Mitteilungen'' – treatise on

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n sphagnum. * 1885 ''Zwei neue Laubmoose aus der Schweiz''. — Flora 19: 1–7. * 1888 ''Ein neues Laubmoos aus der Schweiz''. — Flora n.R. 46: 176–177. * 1901 (with Karl Müller); ''Genera muscorum frondosorum''.OCLC WorldCat
published works

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schliephacke, Karl 1834 births 1913 deaths Naturalists from the Kingdom of Prussia People from Halberstadt Bryologists