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Andreas Schimper | |
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![]() c. 1890 | |
Born | 12 May 1856 |
Died | 9 September 1901 | (aged 45)
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | University of Strassburg |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botanist |
Author abbrev. (botany) | A.Schimp. |
Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper (12 May 1856 – 9 September 1901) was a German botanist and phytogeographer who made major contributions in the fields of histology, ecology and plant geography. He travelled to South East Asia and the Caribbean as part of the 1899 deep-sea expedition. He coined the terms tropical rainforest and sclerophyll and is commemorated in numerous specific names.
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