Wilhelm Hofmeister
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 146 years ago |
| Date of birth | May 18,1824 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Leipzig |
| Germany | |
| Date of died | January 12,1877 |
| Died | Lindenau |
| Leipzig | |
| Germany | |
| Books | On the Germination, Development, and Fructification of the Higher Cryptogamia, and on the Fructification of the Coniferae |
| Fields | Botany |
| Biology | |
| Institutions | Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen |
| Heidelberg University | |
| Job | Plant Biologist |
| Nationality | German |
| Notable student | Karl Ritter von Goebel |
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| ID | 573854 |
Wilhelm Hofmeister Life story
Wilhelm Friedrich Benedikt Hofmeister was a German biologist and botanist. He "stands as one of the true giants in the history of biology and belongs in the same pantheon as Darwin and Mendel." He was largely self-taught.
