George Engelmann

GPTKB entity

Properties (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf botanist
gptkbp:advocatesFor plant conservation
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Washington_University_in_St._Louis
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Missouri_Botanical_Garden
gptkb:St._Louis_University
gptkb:University_of_Missouri
gptkb:American_Botanical_Society
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Linnaean_Society_of_New_York_Medal
gptkbp:born February 2, 1809
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Charles_Wright
gptkbp:collectibility thousands of plant specimens
gptkbp:contributedTo scientific literature
botanical education
flora of North America
American_Journal_of_Science
American_botanical_literature
scientific_exploration_of_the_West
gptkbp:contribution described many new species of plants
gptkbp:died February 4, 1884
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Göttingen
gptkbp:established several species of cacti
gptkbp:field botany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label George Engelmann
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:George_Vasey
ecological studies
botanical nomenclature
plant ecology
plant systematics
cactus_research
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_Torrey
gptkbp:inspiration future generations of botanists
gptkbp:involvedIn exploration_of_the_American_West
gptkbp:knownFor studying cacti
his detailed plant descriptions
his extensive herbarium collection
his research on desert plants
his work on plant physiology
his_work_on_the_flora_of_the_Rocky_Mountains
gptkbp:legacy Engelmann spruce named after him
gptkbp:members gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork Flora_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:publishedBy gptkb:The_Cactaceae
Botany_of_the_United_States
Cactaceae_of_the_United_States
Flora_of_the_Rocky_Mountains
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Transactions_of_the_St._Louis_Academy_of_Science
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
botanical community
his fieldwork in botany
botanical_societies.
his_contributions_to_American_botany
gptkbp:research plant morphology
plant geography
plant ecology in arid regions
gptkbp:researchFocus cacti and succulents
gptkbp:residence gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Caroline_Engelmann
gptkbp:supported scientific expeditions
gptkbp:worksOn plant taxonomy