Index of collectors of Spermatophyta in the Herbarium Hamburgense (HBG)

by   T. Feuerer   ( feuerer@botanik.uni-hamburg.de)

1 November 2008

This is an index of the collectors of spermatophyta in HBG, comprising some information on their collections. The biographical facts are taken mainly from the lists in the Index Herbariorum (CHAUDIRI et al. 1972, LANJOUW & STAFLEU 1954, 1957, VEGTER 1976 and CHRISTIANSEN 1928).

WALTHER (1965) and MORTON (1970) provide important information on the history of the collections in HBG. Up to now the following compilation is based on the investigation of less than o,oo1 percent of the material. Many collections are not filed and unaccessible in the moment. The oldest sample in HBG is Matthiola tricuspidata which has been collected 28.11.1782.

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  1. Appel, Oliver: Biologist. PhD on Brassicaceae. Collections of higher plants from China. Some few collections of lichens from Hamburg.
    E-mail: oliver.appel@web.de and oliver.appel@hamburg.de

  2. Apstein, C.: - Material from South Africa (Cape Town area) colleted during the "Deutsche Tiefsee-Expedition" 1898 (see WALTHER 1965: 91).

  3. Aßmann, Adolf: - Presumable member of the Botanical Society of Hamburg. Mainly collector of higher plants, but also of few lichens.

     

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  4. Bauer, J.: - Material from Transvaal, Johannesburg 1907/08 (see WALTHER 1965: 91).

  5. Baum, Hugo: - Material from the Kunene-Sambesi-Expedition 1899/1900 (Duplicates) (WALTHER 1965: 91).

  6. Bayer, Clemens (* 5.7.1961 in Heidelberg): - German botanist. Doctoral thesis 1993 in Kiel; from 1994 to 2000 "Wissenschaftlicher Assistent" at the Institut für Allgemeine Botanik of the Universität Hamburg. Some few specimens from Costa Rica and Ecuador.

  7. Binder

  8. Brandis, Dietrich (1824 - 1907): The collections came to the Herbarium Hamburgense (HBG) in 1908.

  9. Bruns, Ferdinand Karl August (14.3.1869 - 8.11.1932): - Teacher of arts in Hamburg from 1903, one of the founders of the Botanical Verein in Hamburg in 1891. Teaching at the German school in Teheran, Iran from 1908 to 1910. Mostly collector of phanerogams. Worked on the Peruvian collections of Buchtien and Günther (BRUNS 1931). WAGENITZ (1960: 359) points out, that the original collection of F. Bruns from northern Iran ("Persia") is located in the Herbarium Hamburgense. Orbituary by ERICHSEN (1933). Collected also some lichens which he gave to C.F.E. Erichsen.

  10. Buchtien: - ERICHSEN (1933) reports the GÜNTHER and BUCHTIEN collections which have been identified by BRUNS (1931) as housed in Lübeck.

  11. Buek, H.W.

  12. Christiansen, D. N.:

  13. Clemens, J.

  14. Dietrich, Amalie G.

  15. Dinklage, M.J.

  16. Dinter, Kurt (10.6.1868 - 16.12.1945): Botanist (DINTER 1909, 1914, 1916, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1934 see WALTHER 1967) in Namibia. The Herbarium Hamburgense bought more than 1050 samples of spermatophytes, some few pteridophytes and two lichens between 1910 and 1929 from the collector via "Präparator Weber" or the "Kolonialinstitut". Südwest 1906 - 1914 (Duplicates), 1922 - 1924, 1928/1929, 1934/1935 (WALTHER 1965: 91). For biographic data see GIESS 1968, SCHADE 1956. Collectors index card in HBG available.

  17. Domke, Walter: Curator in HBG from 1945 to 1961. Succeeded by Kurt Walther. See also P. Wiemann.

  18. Drége, Jean, Francois (25.3.1794 - 1881): WALTHER (1965)

  19. Ecklon, Christian Friedrich.

  20. Elmendorff, Franz: Teacher (Gewerbeoberlehrer) in Hamburg. Mainly collector of bryophytes.

  21. Feuerer, Tassilo (5.8.1949): Curator ("Kustos") for cryptogams at the Herbarium Hamburgense (HBG). For biographical data see the file Lichenes. Approximatly 4000 numbers of higher plants from Bolivia with many duplicates in M, US, NY a.o. as well as several hundreds from Austria, Germany, Spain (Canary Islands, Pyrenees, Southern Spain) a.o.

  22. Fischer, Ilse: Material from Namibia, Otjimbingue 1887 (WALTHER 1965: 91).

  23. Fitschen: Some few samples.

  24. Fritze, Herbert Dr. (1911 - 1988?): The Hamburg lawyer collected Cyperaceae and Poaceae.

  25. Günther: see Buchtien.

  26. Graeffe: See also the file Lichenes.

  27. Grosse, Richard: Material from Rhodesia, Salisbury 1907 (WALTHER 1965: 91).

  28. Hallier ("Hallier-Schleiden"), Hans J.Gottfried (1868 - 1932): - Former staff member at HBG (1893 Dr. phil. Univ. Jena (1908) Wissenschaftlicher Hilfsarbeiter an den Bot. Staatsinstituten Hamburg. (1927) living in Oegstgeest bei Leiden/Netherlands (GRUMMMANN), specialist on Convolvulaceae.(

  29. Höhne, Renate ("Nana") (* 1.5.1950): Some samples in the collection T. Feuerer. Cited as collector "Höhne & Feuerer 4549" of Senna aymara (Caesalpiniaceae) in KILLEEN et al. (1993). See also the file Lichenes.

  30. Irmscher, Edgar: Curator at the Herbarium Hamburgense (HBG) from 1912 to 1945, specialist on the genus Begonia.

  31. Junge, A.

  32. Jürgens, Norbert (1953)
    Address:
    [49]40/42816260
    (Phytogeography, Evolution, mainly African arid taxa)

  33. Kässner, Theo: Material from North Rhodesia 1907/08 (Duplicates), South Africa 1891 - 1895 (Duplicates) (WALTHER 1965: 91).

  34. Kubitzki, Klaus (3.5.1933): Professor of Systematic Botany at the University of Hamburg and Head of the Herbarium since 1973. Academic education at the Universities of Innsbruck (Austria), Göttingen and Kiel (Germany) from 1953 to 1960. Dr. rer. nat., University of Kiel, 1960. Privatdozent, University of Münster (1968). Previous employments at the Geological Survey, Hamburg; Profesor asociado at the Universidad Austral de Chile; Assistant at the University of Münster, Germany; Lecturer at the University of Munich. Academic teaching of Plant systematics and evolutionn, chemosystematics and geobotany. Member of the ad hoc-group "Taxonomy" of the European Science Research Council (1978 - 81). Editor of "The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants" starting 1989. Co-Editor of "Progress in Botany" from 1981 to 1991. Member of the Joachim Jungius-Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften, Hamburg since 1979. Corresponding member of the Academia Brasileira de Ciéncias (1981) and of the American Society of Plant Taxonomists (1992). Organizer of the international symposia "Flowering Plants, Evolution and Classification of Higher Catergories" in 1976 and "Dispersal and Distribution" in 1981. Publication of 6 books and 100 papers on
    1. Historical plant geography, including studies on pollen analysis and genesis of tropical flora and vegetation.
    2. Plant systematics and morphology, mainly dealing with neotropical taxa (Hernandiaceae, Dilleniaceae, Guttiferae, Lauraceae, etc.) and major clades in angiosperms.
    3. Plant chemosystematics, including the formulation of comprehensive concepts in the micromolecular evolution of angiosperms (with O.R. Gottlieb).
    4. Biology of pollination and seed dispersal in the neotropical realm.
    Publications on systematics and evolution of various groups of phanerogams (KUBITZKI 1995 a, b, KUBITZKI & KRUTZSCH 1996). Collections mostly of higher plants from Austria, Brazil, Germany, Norway and other countries, see also collectors list Lichenes Sorces: HBG collectors files.

  35. Kuschel, Holle (* 28.4.1930): Dr. jur., amateur botanist, mainly collector of higher plants, see also collectors list Lichenes. Flowering plants from Northern Germany, Hessen, Baden-Württemberg, Switzerland, Gran Canaria quite extensive, Thailand, Bali, alltogether several thousand samples. Address: Innozentiastr. 70, 20144   Hamburg.

  36. Laban, F.C.

  37. Langenheim: Material from Transvaal, Königsberg 1908 (WALTHER 1965: 91).

  38. Lehmann (1821 - 1860): Director of the Botanical Garden in Hamburg.

  39. Magnus, P. W.

  40. Mang, Friedrich.

  41. Menhofer, Xaver:

  42. Meyer, J. J.

  43. Mildbraed, G. W. J. - Collector of the type of Pavetta oresitropha (Rubiaceae). Isotypes in HBG.

  44. Nägeli, C. W. von.

  45. Nolde

  46. Perschke, Tobias: - Interested in Orchids. Material including types. Obituary in Jour. Eur. Orch., vol. 38, Heft 4 by H. Heimeier (2006 or 07).

  47. Pöppinghausen, von: Material from Südwest 1894 (WALTHER 1965: 91).

  48. Poppendieck, Hans-Helmut:

  49. Prahl: Author of a regional flora (Schleswig-Holstein).

  50. Preiss, J. A. L.

  51. Range, Paul: Südwest 1906 - 1913 (Duplicates), Südwest 1929 (Duplicates) (WALTHER 1965: 91).

  52. Rautanen, Martin: Material from Amboland 1896 - 1903 (Duplicates) (WALTHER 1965: 91).

  53. Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav (1824 - 1889): Director of the Botanical Garden and the Botanical Institute in Hamburg after Lehmann's death in 1860. Specialist in orchids. His collection has been given to Vienna. The strange circumstances about his last will in which was arranged that his herbarium has to be kept unopened for 25 years from his death are depicted in MORTON (1970).

  54. Reimer: Material from Rhodesia, Salisbury 1906 (WALTHER 1965: 91).

  55. Richter, P. G.

  56. Ritter, Emma (1916 - 1.8.2000 in Hamburg): Member of the Botanical Society of Hamburg. Obituary by Zeuger (2002).

  57. Rohwer, Jens ( ): Professor of Systematic Botany at the University of Hamburg since April 2000. Academic education at the University of Hamburg from 1978 to 1982. Dr. rer. nat., University of Hamburg, 1985. Privatdozent, University of Heidelberg (1990). Heisenberg-Stipendium. Main investigation areas Lauraceae, Oleaceae. 10 publications. Few collections from Northern Germany and Brazil.

  58. Sadebeck, R. E. B. Partly collector of lichens.

  59. Schlechter, Rudolf: Material from South and Southeast Africa 1891 - 1897 (WALTHER 1965: 91).

  60. Schmidt, J.A.

  61. Schmidt, Justus.

  62. Schöpflin, F.: Material from Natal 1891 (WALTHER 1965: 91).

  63. Schumacher, Albert (* 27.1.1893 - 4.10.1975 +): Orbituary in PAUL (1977). The extensive collection, which comprises mainly higher plants has been bought by the Herbarium Hamburgense from the heirs for a large sum. That way countless samples especially from Nordrhein-Westfalen, collected 1966 and 1967, and Rheinland-Pfalz, collected 1948, came to Hamburg, but also material from France (1958) and some exsiccate series material. See also collectors list Bryophytes and Lichenes.

  64. Seiner, Franz: Material from Namibia, Omaheke 1910/11 (Duplicates) (WALTHER 1965: 91).

  65. Sintenis, Paul: One sample of Rhytidophyllum tomentosum (Gesneriaceae) collected in the year 1885 in Puerto Rico came via the collection Reinek. See also collectors list Lichenes.

  66. Stoppel, Rose (* 26.12.1874 - 20.1.1970 +): Stoppel was the first woman who was allowed to study Natural Sciences at a University in Germany. Promotion 1907 in Freiburg, PhD and Professor 1928 in Hamburg. Orbituary and biographical data in ANONYMUS (1953), BRABEC et al. (1971) and Fischer (1991). Unknown amount of Spermatophyta in HBG. See also the file Lichenes.

  67. Tessmann: - Collections from "Span. Guinea" from the years 1908-09.

  68. Thiede, Joachim (28.11.1963 in Reinbek near Hamburg): Scientific Assistant at the Institut für Allgemeine Botanik, University of Hamburg. Specialist in Aizoaceae, Agavaceae, Crassulaceae and Cactaceae. Study of Biology at the universities of Kaiserlautern, Münster, and Hamburg (diploma 1991); PhD. University of Kiel (1991-1995); Research Assistant and Scientific Assistant at the University of Cologne (1995-2000); Scientific Assistant at the University of Hamburg (2000ff.). Author abbreviation after Brummitt: Thiede. Publications on angiosperms only; none on lichens. Collections in HBG. Taxa named in angiosperms:
    Address:   Dr. J. Thiede, Biozentrum Klein Flottbek, Hamburg University, Ohnhorststr. 18, D-226709 Hamburg
    Tel: 040/42816-419 or - 398
    Fax: 040/42816-254
    E-mail: thiede@botanik.uni-hamburg.de

  69. Timm, Wulf Wilhelm, "W."(1850-1924): - Highschool teacher in Schleswig and Hamburg" (fide TL-2, 6: 362.). Collector of phanerogams. The Herbarium Hamburgense holds collections from Schleswig-Holstein (Stormarn), Niedersachsen (Harz), Hamburg (Blankenese, Fuhlbüttel, Neugraben), collected 1890 - 1895. The collections were part of the herbaria D. N. Christiansen, Vogeler and Zimpel. There is an example of his Handwriting

  70. Ule, E.: - Ule's material came to Hamburg in 1908. Beside 240 hepatics, 2393 mosses and 3320 fungi, 6938 higher plants have been bought by HBG. Many of them form the base for Lectotypes as the original first set was destroyed in Berlin in the Second World War.

  71. Vogeler

  72. Voigt, A.: - Collections from Eastafrica and Cameroon from the years 1909, 1911.

  73. Volkens: - Collections, mostly or exclusively duplicates, from Tanzania (Kilimandjaro) from the years 1892/94.

  74. Warnecke, O.: - Collections from Togo, Lomé in the years 1899-1901.

  75. Wenske

  76. Wiemann, Paula (* 3.8.1917): Curator at the Herbarium Hamburgense. Worked together with W. Domke on the vegetation of the North See Island Spiekeroog (WIEMANN & DOMKE 1967, see also WIEMANN 1954).

  77. Wilms, F.: Material from Transvaal, Lydenburg 1883 - 1895. Mostly or exclusively duplicates.

  78. Winkler, Hans K. A.: "Winkler became the first Director of the Staatsinstitut für Allgemeine Botanik. He was a student of Wilhelm Pfeffer under whom he received his Ph.D. in 1898, working on physiology. He was instrumental in setting up the University of Hamburg in 1919. His own research was on hybridization and parthenogenesis, and on apogamy and alternation of generations in ferns. He made collecting trips to the East Indies in 1903-4 and 1924-5. His extensive Bornean collections were still partly unworked in 1954 and probably still are: they have many undistributed duplicates also, I was told by Dr. Domke. Winkler retired during the War in 1943, when Hamburg was under constant attack. About sixty percent of the plants in the garden were destroyed by the bombing, but fortunately the herbarium escaped injury. Winkler died of a heart attack in 1945" (MORTON 1970). Orbituary by BRABEC (1957).

  79. Zacharias (* 1852 - ? +): Director of the Botanical Garden in Hamburg after Reichenbach.

  80. Zenker, G. A.: - Collections from Cameroon, ("Bipindehof") from the years 1896-1916.

  81. Zeyher, K.: - Collections from South Afrika s. Ecklon

  82. Zimpel

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Cite as: Feuerer, T., 2006: Index of collectors of Spermatophyta in the Herbarium Hamburgense (HBG). Version 1 October 2006. - http://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/herbar/collectors_spermatophytes.htm