Gottlob Ludwig Rabenhorst (22 March 1806 – 24 April 24) was a German

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and

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Biography

Rabenhorst was born in Treuenbrietzen. He studied in Berlin and

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from 1822 to 1830, worked as a pharmacist in

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until 1840, and received his doctorate in

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in 1841. From 1840, he lived in

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, relocating to nearby

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in 1875, where he died aged 75. Renowned for his research of cryptogamic flora native to central Europe, his name is associated with ''Dr. L. Rabenhorst's Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Oesterreich und der Schweiz''. Rabenhorst edited the scientific journal ''

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'' from 1852 to 1878. With

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(1805–1877) and

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(1827–1895), he was editor of the

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work ''Die Characeen Europas''.

Works

* Rabenhorst, L. G. ''Deutschlands Kryptogamen-Flora oder Handbuch zur Bestimmung der kryptogamischen Gewächse Deutschlands, der Schweiz, des Lombardisch-Venetianischen Königreich und Istriens''. Leipzig: E. Kummer. 1844–1848. ** Vol. 1.
Pilze
'. 1844. ** Vol. 2. Div. 1.
Lichenen
'. 1845. ** Vol. 2. Div. 2.
Algen
'. 1847. ** Vol. 2. Div. 3.
Leber-, Laubmoose und Farrn
'. 1848. * ''Dr. L. Rabenhorst's Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Oesterreich und der Schweiz''. Zweite Auflage (2nd ed.). Available a
Digital Library of the Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid
Some volumes were not published. ** Vol. 1. ''Die Pilze''. *** Div. 1. ''Schizomyceten, Saccharomyceten und Basidiomyceten''. Winter, G. 1880–1885. *** Div. 2. ''Ascomyceten: Gymnoasceen''. Winter, G. 1884–1887. *** Div. 3. ''Ascomyceten: Hysteriaceen''. Rehm, H. 1887–1896 *** Div. 4. ''Phycomycetes''. Fischer, A. 1892. *** Div. 5. ''Ascomyceten: Tuberaceen''. Fischer, E. 1896–1897. *** Div. 6. ''Fungi imperfecti: Hyalin-sporige Sphaerioideen''. Allescher, A. 1898–1903. *** Div. 7. ''Fungi imperfecti: Hyalin-sporige Sphaerioideen''. Allescher, A. 1901–1903. *** Div. 8. ''Fungi imperfecti: Hyphomycetes''. Lindau, G. 1904–1907. *** Div. 9. ''Fungi imperfecti: Hyphomycetes''. Lindau, G. 1907–1910. *** Div. 10. ''Myxogasteres''. Schinz, H. 1912–1920. ** Vol. 2. ''Die Meeresalgen''. Hauck, F. 1882–1889. ** Vol. 3. ''Die Farnpflanzen''. Luerssen, C. 1884–1889. ** Vol. 4. ''Die Laubmoose''. *** Div. 1. ''Sphagnaceae''. Limpricht, K.G. 1885–1889. *** Div. 2. ''Bryinae''. Limpricht, K.G. 1890–1895. *** Div. 3. ''Hypnaceae und Nachträge''. Limpricht, K.G.; Limpricht, H. 1895–1903. *** Ergänzungsband (Supplement). ''Die Laubmoose Europas. Andreales — Bryales''. Mönkemeyer, W. 1927. ** Vol. 5. ''Die Characeen''. Migula, W. 1895–1897. ** Vol. 6. ''Die Lebermoose'' *** Div. 1. ''Lebermoose''. Müller, K. 1905–1911. *** Div. 2. ''Lebermoose''. Müller, K. 1912–1916. ** Vol. 7. ''Die Kieselalgen''. *** Div. 1. ''Kieselalgen''. Hustedt, F. 1930. *** Div. 2. ''Kieselalgen''. Hustedt, F. 1931–1959. *** Div. 3. ''Kieselalgen''. Hustedt, F. 1961–1966. ** Vol. 8. ''Flechtenparasiten''. Keissler, K.v. 1930. ** Vol. 9. ''Die Flechten''. *** Div. 1 (1). ''Moriolaceae — Epigloeaceae — Dermatocarpaceae''. Keissler, K.v.; Zschacke, H. 1933–1934. *** Div. 1 (2). ''Pyrenulaceae — Mycoporaceae — Coniocarpineae''. Keissler, K.v. 1937–1938. *** Div. 2 (1). ''Arthoniaceae — Coenogoniaceae''. Redinger, K.M. 1937–1938. *** Div. 2 (2). ''Cyanophili''. Köfaragó-Gyelnik, V. 1940. *** Div. 3. ''Lecidaceae'', not published. *** Div. 4 (1). ''Cladoniaceae — Umbilicariaceae''. Frey, E. 1932–1933. *** Div. 4 (2). ''Cladonia''. Sandstede, H. 1931. *** Div. 5 (1). ''Acarosporaceae und Thelocarpaceae — Pertusariaceae''. Magnusson, A.H.; Erichsen, C.F.E. 1934–1936. *** Div. 5 (3). ''Parmeliaceae''. Hillmann, J. 1936. *** Div. 5 (4). ''Usneaceae''. Keissler, K.v. 1958–1960. *** Div. 6. ''Teloschistaceae — Physciaceae''. Hillmann, J.; Lynge, B.A. 1935. ''Caloplacaceae — Buelliaceae'', not published. ** Vol. 10. ''Flagellatae''. *** Div. 1. ''Chrysophyceae'', not published. *** Div. 2. ''Silicoflagellatae — Coccolithineae''. Gemeinhardt, K.; Schiller, J. 1930. *** Div. 3 (1). ''Dinoflagellatae (Peridineae)''. Schiller, J. 1932–1933. *** Div. 3 (2). ''Dinoflagellatae (Peridineae)''. Schiller, J. 1935–1937. *** Div. 4. ''Cryptomonadales, Chloromonadales und Euglenales'', not published. ** Vol. 11. ''Heterokonten''. Pascher, A. 1937–1939. ** Vol. 12. ''Chlorophyceae'' *** Div. 1. ''Volvocales und Tetrasporales'', not published. *** Div. 2. ''Protococcales'', not published. *** Div. 3. ''Ulotrichales'', not published. *** Div. 4. ''Oedogoniales''. Gemeinhardt, K. 1938–1940. *** Div. 5. ''Siphonocladiales und Siphonales'', not published. ** Vol. 13. ''Conjugatae''. *** Div. 1 (1). ''Desmidiales: Desmidiaceen''. Krieger, W. 1933–1937. *** Div. 1 (2). ''Desmidiales: Desmidiaceen''. Krieger, W. 1939. *** Div. 2. ''Zygnemales''. Kolkwitz, R.; Krieger, H. 1941–1944. ** Vol. 14. ''Cyanophyceae''. Geitler, L. 1930–1932. ** Vol. 15. Not published. *** ''Rhodophyceae des Süsswassers''. Schmidt, O. Ch. *** ''Phaeophyceae des Süsswassers''. Schmidt, O. Ch. *** ''Allgemeines über das System — Generalregister''.

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