Heinrich Carl Haussknecht

{{Short description|German botanist (1838–1903)}} right|thumb|Heinrich Carl Haussknecht (1838–1903) '''Heinrich Carl Haussknecht''' (30 November 1838 – 7 July 1903) was a German pharmacist and botanical collector who was a native of Bennungen, Sachsen-Anhalt.

Trained as a pharmacist, Haussknecht is remembered for collecting and describing numerous species of plants. His botanical explorations took place in Thuringia, Lower Saxony, Greece and the Middle East (the present-day nations of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran), where he discovered, among others ''Tulipa aleppensis''.<ref>Richard Wilford 2006, Tulips, species and hybrids for the gardener, Portland, Timber Press, 77</ref> He established a large herbarium in Weimar, which after his death was placed under the supervision of Joseph Friedrich Nicolaus Bornmüller (1862–1948). In 1949, the "Herbarium Haussknecht" was transferred to the University of Jena.<ref>The botanical expeditions and collections of Hofrat Prof. Carl Haussknecht (1838-1903) in Anatolia</ref>

Haussknecht specialized in the study of the genus ''Epilobium'' from the botanical family Onagraceae. In 1884 he published a monograph on the genus called ''Monographie der Gattung Epilobium''.<ref>[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/6007626 WorldCat Titles] Monographie der gattung Epilobium</ref> The botanical genus ''Haussknechtia'' was named in his honour by Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810–1885) in 1872.<ref>{{cite web |title=''Haussknechtia'' Boiss. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:40067-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |access-date=15 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Also he was honoured in ''Ferula haussknechtii'' {{small|Wolff ex Rech. f.}} in 1952.<ref>{{cite web |title=''Ferula haussknechtii'' H.Wolff ex Rech.f. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:842301-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |access-date=23 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

Haussknecht distributed several large series of dried plant specimens, all not being exsiccatae in the strong sense, but listed by IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae.<ref name="Triebel & Scholz 2001-2024">Triebel, D. & Scholz, P. 2001–2024 ''IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae''. Botanische Staatssammlung München: http://indexs.botanischestaatssammlung.de. – München, Germany.</ref> The series are entitled with reference to his expeditions, e.g., ''Iter Syriaco-Armeniarum'' (1864–1866) and ''Iter orientale'' (1867–1868).<ref>{{cite web |title=Iter Syriaco-Armeniarum: IndExs ExsiccataID=1012746496 |website=IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae |publisher=Botanische Staatssammlung München |url=https://www.botanischestaatssammlung.de/DatabaseClients/IndExs/Exsiccatae_IndExs_Details.jsp?ExsiccataID=1012746496 |access-date=13 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Iter orientale: IndExs ExsiccataID=241366912 |website=IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae |publisher=Botanische Staatssammlung München |url=https://www.botanischestaatssammlung.de/DatabaseClients/IndExs/Exsiccatae_IndExs_Details.jsp?ExsiccataID=241366912 |access-date=13 December 2024}}</ref>

== References == * This article incorporates information based on a translation of an equivalent article at the Spanish Wikipedia. <references/>

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