Ernst Huth (27 December 1845,

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– 5 August 1897) was a German naturalist and botanist. He studied mathematics and natural sciences in Berlin, later working as a secondary school teacher in

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. Beginning in 1883 he published the ''Monatliche Mittheilungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins Regierungsbezirkes Frankfurt'', in which he was the author of numerous scientific articles. He is known for his treatment of the botanical family

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, of which he was the taxonomic author of many species, especially plants within the genus ''

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''. In 1908 August Brand named the genus ''Huthia'' (synonym ''

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'', family

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) in his honor.

Selected works

* ''Ueber Geokarpe, Amphikarpe, und Heterokarpe Pflanzen'', 1890 - On geocarp, amphicarp and heterocarp. * ''Monographie der Gattung Caltha'', 1891 - Monograph on the genus ''

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''. * ''Flora von Frankfurt a.Oder und Umgegend'', 1895 - Flora of Frankfurt an der Oder and surrounding areas. * ''Monographie Der Gattung Delphinium'', 1895 - Monograph on the genus ''Delphinium''.Google Search
published works

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Huth, Ernst 1845 births 1897 deaths Scientists from Potsdam German naturalists 19th-century German botanists People involved with the periodic table