German botanist and university teacher (1805–1877).
Alexander Carl Heinrich Braun (10 May 1805 – 29 March 1877) was a German botanist from Regensburg, Bavaria. His research centered on the morphology of plants and was a very influential teacher who worked as a professor of botany at the universities of Freiburg, Giessen, and Berlin at various times. He was also the director of the Berlin Botanical Garden.
Abbreviations: A.Braun
Occupations: university teacher, scientific collector, phycologist, mycologist, bryologist, paleontologist, botanist, botanical collector, biologist
Citizenships: Kingdom of Bavaria
Languages: German
Dates: 1805-05-10T00:00:00Z – 1877-03-29T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Regensburg
Direct attributions: 128 plants, 6 fungi
Authorship mentions: 202 plants, 27 fungi