Robert Louis August Maximilian Gürke (17 November 1854, in Beuthen, now

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– 16 March 1911, in

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. He usually appears in literature as Max Gürke (older English-language publications sometimes give the name as "Guerke").

Selected publications

* ''Plantae Europeae'', with Karl Richter (1890–1903).Plantae Europeae
HathiTrust Digital Library

References

External links

Extensive bibliography at WorldCat

''Verhandlungen des Botanischen Vereins der Provinz Brandenburg'', 1911 - long obituary
1854 births 1911 deaths People from the Province of Silesia Botanists with author abbreviations 19th-century German botanists People from Nowa Sól County {{Germany-botanist-stub