Gustav Wilhelm Körber (10 January 1817, Hirschberg – 27 January 1885, Breslau) was a German lichenologist. He studied natural sciences in Breslau and Berlin, obtaining his PhD in 1839 with the thesis ''De gonidiis lichenum''. After graduation, he served as an instructor at the "Elisabethanum" in Breslau, and from 1862, worked as a private teacher. In 1873 he became an associate professor at the University of Breslau.JSTOR Global Plants
(biography) Best known for his investigations of lichen species native to Silesia, he also examined specimens found in central and southeastern Europe as well as lichen collected from

Mediterranean The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on th ...

and Arctic regions. Körber is credited with introducing the term in an 1855 publication to describe the distinctive multi-chambered

spore In biology, a spore is a unit of sexual or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavourable conditions. Spores form part of the life cycles of many plants, algae, ...

s of the lichen genera '' Rhizocarpon'' and '' Umbilicaria'', as well as the terms and in later publications. He published the exsiccata ''Lichenes selecti Germanici''. The genera ''

Koerberia ''Koerberia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Koerberiaceae. The genus name of ''Koerberia'' is in honour of Gustav Wilhelm Körber (1817–1885), who was a German lichenologist. The genus was circumscribed In geometry, th ...

'' (within the

Placynthiaceae The Placynthiaceae are a lichenized family of fungi in the order Peltigerales. Species of this family are found largely in northern temperate regions. Genera Numbers of species accepted by Species Fungorum ''Index Fungorum'' is an internationa ...

family) and ''

Koerberiella ''Koerberiella'' is a genus of lichenized fungi within the Lecideaceae family. The genus name of ''Koerberiella'' is in honour of Gustav Wilhelm Körber (1817–1885), who was a German lichenologist. The genus was circumscribed by Berthold Ste ...

'' (in the Lecideaceae family) are named after him.

Selected works

* ''Grundriss der kryptogamen-kunde'', 1848 – Outline of cryptogamic species. * ''Systema lichenum Germaniae: Die Flechten Deutschlands'', 1855 – "Systema lichenum Germaniae": German lichens. * ''Parerga lichenologica: Ergänzungen zum Systema lichenum'', 1865 – "Parerga lichenologica": Supplement to "Systema lichenum". * ''Lichenen aus Istrien, Dalmatien u. Albanien'': (with Emanuel Weiss), 1867 – Lichens of Istria,

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and

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. * ''Lichenen Spitzbergens und Novaja-Semlja's, auf der graf Wilczek'schen expedition'', 1872 – Lichens of Spitzbergen and Novaya Zemlya, from the Wilczek expedition.Google Search
publications)

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1817 births 1885 deaths German lichenologists People from Jelenia Góra People from the Province of Silesia University of Breslau faculty 19th-century German botanists {{Germany-botanist-stub

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