{{Short description|German botanist and lichenologist (1806–1881)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}} thumb|Gottlob Ludwig Rabenhorst in 1860 '''Gottlob Ludwig Rabenhorst''' (22 March 1806 – 24 April 1881) was a German botanist and mycologist.

==Biography== Rabenhorst was born in Treuenbrietzen. He studied in Berlin and Belzig from 1822 to 1830, worked as a pharmacist in Luckau until 1840, and received his doctorate in Jena in 1841. From 1840, he lived in Dresden, relocating to nearby Meissen in 1875, where he died aged 75.

Renowned for his research of cryptogamic flora native to central Europe, his name is associated with ''Dr. L. Rabenhorst's Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Oesterreich und der Schweiz''.<ref>[http://www.lichenology.org/PDFs/Kaernefelt&al2012_LichenologyInGermany.pdf Schlechtendalia 23] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121173609/http://www.lichenology.org/PDFs/Kaernefelt%26al2012_LichenologyInGermany.pdf |date=21 January 2022 }} Lichenology in Germany: past, present and future</ref><ref>[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/16602 Biodiversity Heritage Library] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120013538/https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/16602 |date=20 November 2018 }} Rabenhorst's Kryptogamen-Flora</ref> Rabenhorst edited the scientific journal ''Hedwigia'' from 1852 to 1878.<ref name=Kirk2008/> He published more than 20 exsiccata works,<ref name="Triebel & Scholz 2001-2025">Triebel, D. & Scholz, P. 2001–2025 ''IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae''. – Botanische Staatssammlung München: http://indexs.botanischestaatssammlung.de. – München, Germany.</ref> one of them with Alexander Braun (1805–1877) and Ernst Stizenberger (1827–1895) under the title ''Die Characeen Europa's in getrockneten Exemplaren, unter Mitwirkung mehrerer Freunde der Botanik, gesammelt und herausgegeben von Prof. A. Braun, L. Rabenhorst und E. Stizenberger''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Die Characeen Europa's in getrockneten Exemplaren, unter Mitwirkung mehrerer Freunde der Botanik, gesammelt und herausgegeben von Prof. A. Braun, L. Rabenhorst und E. Stizenberger: IndExs ExsiccataID=1692955391 |website=IndExs - Index of Exsiccatae |publisher=Botanische Staatssammlung München |url=http://www.botanischestaatssammlung.de/DatabaseClients/IndExs/Exsiccatae_IndExs_Details.jsp?ExsiccataID=1692955391 |access-date=11 May 2024}}</ref><ref>[http://www.deutsche-biographie.de/sfz81455.html Deutsche Biographie] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130320161714/http://www.deutsche-biographie.de/sfz81455.html |date=20 March 2013 }} Stizenberger, Ernst</ref> Carl Moritz Gottsche and Rabenhorst co-edited no. 221 until no. 600 of the exsiccata series ''Hepaticae Europaeae. Die Lebermoose Europa's unter Mitwirkung mehrer namhafter Botaniker''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hepaticae Europaeae. Die Lebermoose Europa's unter Mitwirkung mehrer namhafter Botaniker: IndExs ExsiccataID=464504064 |website=IndExs - Index of Exsiccatae |publisher=Botanische Staatssammlung München |url=http://www.botanischestaatssammlung.de/DatabaseClients/IndExs/Exsiccatae_IndExs_Details.jsp?ExsiccataID=464504064 |access-date=22 March 2025}}</ref>

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==Works== * Rabenhorst, L. G. ''Deutschlands Kryptogamen-Flora oder Handbuch zur Bestimmung der kryptogamischen Gewächse Deutschlands, der Schweiz, des Lombardisch-Venetianischen Königreich und Istriens''. Leipzig: E. Kummer. 1844–1848. ** Vol. 1. {{cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OO8UAQAAIAAJ&dq=editions%3AnjdoKGcKkTkC&pg=PR1 | title=Deutschlands Kryptogamen-Flora: Bd. Pilze | last1=Rabenhorst | first1=Ludwig | date=11 October 2023 }} Pilze. 1844. ** Vol. 2. Div. 1. {{cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xJ0LAQAAIAAJ&dq=editions%3AnjdoKGcKkTkC&pg=PR8-IA1 | title=Deutschlands Kryptogamen-Flora: Bd. 1. Abth. Lichenen. 2. Abth. Algen. 3. Abth. Leber-, Laubmoose und Farrn | last1=Rabenhorst | first1=Ludwig | date=11 October 2023 }} Lichenen. 1845. ** Vol. 2. Div. 2. {{cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bDs-AAAAcAAJ&pg=PR3 | title=Deutschlands Kryptogamen-Flora oder Handbuch zur Bestimmung der kryptogamischen Gewächse Deutschlands, der Schweiz, des Lombardisch-Venetianischen Königreichs und Istriens: Algen | last1=Rabenhorst | first1=Ludwig | date=11 October 2023 }} Algen. 1847. ** Vol. 2. Div. 3. {{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_IZ4LAQAAIAAJ | title=Deutschlands KryptogamenFlora oder, Handbuch zur Bestimmung der kryptogamischen Gewächse Deutschlands, der Schweiz, des LombardischVenetianischen Königreichs und Istriens | date=11 October 2023 | publisher=E. Kummer }} <!-- quote=editions:njdoKGcKkTkC. --> Leber-, Laubmoose und Farrn. 1848. * ''Dr. L. Rabenhorst's Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Oesterreich und der Schweiz''. Zweite Auflage (2nd ed.).Stafleu, F.A., Cowan, R.S. {{cite book | last1=Stafleu | first1=Frans Antonie |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/103624#page/7/mode/1up | isbn=9789031302246 | title=Taxonomic literature : A selective guide to botanical publications and collections with dates, commentaries and types | date=11 October 1983 | publisher=Bohn, Scheltema & Holkema }} Taxonomic Literature. Ed. 2. Utrecht, Antwerpen, The Hague, Boston, 1983. Vol. IV: P—Sak. P. 467—467, 470—473, 474—528. 1214 p. {{ISBN|90-313-0549-9}}. Available at {{Cite web |url=http://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/ing/Volumenes.php?Libro=486 |title=Digital Library of the Real Jardín Botánico of Madrid |access-date=2 November 2014 |archive-date=2 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102201632/http://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/ing/Volumenes.php?Libro=486 |url-status=dead }} Digital Library of the Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid. Some volumes were not published.{{Cite web |url=http://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/ing/Libro.php?Libro=1027&Pagina=304 |title=Biblioteca Digital del Real Jard?n Bot?nico |access-date=3 November 2014 |archive-date=3 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103163503/http://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/ing/Libro.php?Libro=1027&Pagina=304 |url-status=dead }} ** Vol. 1. ''Die Pilze''. *** Div. 1. ''Schizomyceten, Saccharomyceten und Basidiomyceten''. Winter, G. 1880–1885. *** Div. 2. ''Ascomyceten: Gymnoasceen''. Winter, G. 1884–1887. *** Div. 3. ''Ascomyceten: Hysteriaceen''. Rehm, H. 1887–1896 *** Div. 4. ''Phycomycetes''. Fischer, A. 1892. *** Div. 5. ''Ascomyceten: Tuberaceen''. Fischer, E. 1896–1897. *** Div. 6. ''Fungi imperfecti: Hyalin-sporige Sphaerioideen''. Allescher, A. 1898–1903. *** Div. 7. ''Fungi imperfecti: Hyalin-sporige Sphaerioideen''. Allescher, A. 1901–1903. *** Div. 8. ''Fungi imperfecti: Hyphomycetes''. Lindau, G. 1904–1907. *** Div. 9. ''Fungi imperfecti: Hyphomycetes''. Lindau, G. 1907–1910. *** Div. 10. ''Myxogasteres''. Schinz, H. 1912–1920. ** Vol. 2. ''Die Meeresalgen''. Hauck, F. 1882–1889. ** Vol. 3. ''Die Farnpflanzen''. Luerssen, C. 1884–1889. ** Vol. 4. ''Die Laubmoose''. *** Div. 1. ''Sphagnaceae''. Limpricht, K.G. 1885–1889. *** Div. 2. ''Bryinae''. Limpricht, K.G. 1890–1895. *** Div. 3. ''Hypnaceae und Nachträge''. Limpricht, K.G.; Limpricht, H. 1895–1903. *** Ergänzungsband (Supplement). ''Die Laubmoose Europas. Andreales — Bryales''. Mönkemeyer, W. 1927. ** Vol. 5. ''Die Characeen''. Migula, W. 1895–1897. ** Vol. 6. ''Die Lebermoose'' *** Div. 1. ''Lebermoose''. Müller, K. 1905–1911. *** Div. 2. ''Lebermoose''. Müller, K. 1912–1916. ** Vol. 7. ''Die Kieselalgen''. *** Div. 1. ''Kieselalgen''. Hustedt, F. 1930. *** Div. 2. ''Kieselalgen''. Hustedt, F. 1931–1959. *** Div. 3. ''Kieselalgen''. Hustedt, F. 1961–1966. ** Vol. 8. ''Flechtenparasiten''. Keissler, K.v. 1930. ** Vol. 9. ''Die Flechten''. *** Div. 1 (1). ''Moriolaceae — Epigloeaceae — Dermatocarpaceae''. Keissler, K.v.; Zschacke, H. 1933–1934. *** Div. 1 (2). ''Pyrenulaceae — Mycoporaceae — Coniocarpineae''. Keissler, K.v. 1937–1938. *** Div. 2 (1). ''Arthoniaceae — Coenogoniaceae''. Redinger, K.M. 1937–1938. *** Div. 2 (2). ''Cyanophili''. Köfaragó-Gyelnik, V. 1940. *** Div. 3. ''Lecidaceae'', not published. *** Div. 4 (1). ''Cladoniaceae — Umbilicariaceae''. Frey, E. 1932–1933. *** Div. 4 (2). ''Cladonia''. Sandstede, H. 1931. *** Div. 5 (1). ''Acarosporaceae und Thelocarpaceae — Pertusariaceae''. Magnusson, A.H.; Erichsen, C.F.E. 1934–1936. *** Div. 5 (3). ''Parmeliaceae''. Hillmann, J. 1936. *** Div. 5 (4). ''Usneaceae''. Keissler, K.v. 1958–1960. *** Div. 6. ''Teloschistaceae — Physciaceae''. Hillmann, J.; Lynge, B.A. 1935. ''Caloplacaceae — Buelliaceae'', not published. ** Vol. 10. ''Flagellatae''. *** Div. 1. ''Chrysophyceae'', not published. *** Div. 2. ''Silicoflagellatae — Coccolithineae''. Gemeinhardt, K.; Schiller, J. 1930. *** Div. 3 (1). ''Dinoflagellatae (Peridineae)''. Schiller, J. 1932–1933. *** Div. 3 (2). ''Dinoflagellatae (Peridineae)''. Schiller, J. 1935–1937. *** Div. 4. ''Cryptomonadales, Chloromonadales und Euglenales'', not published. ** Vol. 11. ''Heterokonten''. Pascher, A. 1937–1939. ** Vol. 12. ''Chlorophyceae'' *** Div. 1. ''Volvocales und Tetrasporales'', not published. *** Div. 2. ''Protococcales'', not published. *** Div. 3. ''Ulotrichales'', not published. *** Div. 4. ''Oedogoniales''. Gemeinhardt, K. 1938–1940. *** Div. 5. ''Siphonocladiales und Siphonales'', not published. ** Vol. 13. ''Conjugatae''. *** Div. 1 (1). ''Desmidiales: Desmidiaceen''. Krieger, W. 1933–1937. *** Div. 1 (2). ''Desmidiales: Desmidiaceen''. Krieger, W. 1939. *** Div. 2. ''Zygnemales''. Kolkwitz, R.; Krieger, H. 1941–1944. ** Vol. 14. ''Cyanophyceae''. Geitler, L. 1930–1932. ** Vol. 15. Not published. *** ''Rhodophyceae des Süsswassers''. Schmidt, O. Ch. *** ''Phaeophyceae des Süsswassers''. Schmidt, O. Ch. *** ''Allgemeines über das System — Generalregister''.

==See also== * :Category:Taxa named by Gottlob Ludwig Rabenhorst

==References== {{Reflist|refs=

<ref name=Kirk2008>{{cite book |vauthors=Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA |title=Dictionary of the Fungi |url=https://archive.org/details/dictionaryfungit00kirk |url-access=limited |edition=10th |publisher=CABI |location=Wallingford, UK |year=2008 |page=[https://archive.org/details/dictionaryfungit00kirk/page/n598 588] |isbn=978-0-85199-826-8}}</ref> }}

==Further reading== *{{cite journal |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/105414#page/272/mode/1up | journal = Botanische Zeitung | pages =435 | title = Personalnachrichten: L. Rabenhorst | year = 1881 | volume = 39 }} *{{cite book | chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8VEUIH15wAYC&pg=PA390 | page = 390 | chapter = Gottlob Ludwig Rabenhorst | title =Lexikon deutschsprachiger Bryologen | isbn =978-3-8311-0986-9 | last1 =Frahm | first1 =Jan-Peter | last2 =Eggers | first2 =Jens | year =2001| publisher = BoD – Books on Demand }} *{{cite journal |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/227422#page/47/mode/1up |journal=Sitzungsberichte und Abhandlungen der Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft Isis in Dresden |date=1881-12-13 |pages=35–38 |author=Bley |first=Carl |title=Nekrolog. Dr. Gottlob Ludwig Rabenhorst |volume=1881-1882 |access-date=2025-04-07 |archive-date= |archive-url= }}

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