German botanist (1819–1904).
Christian August Friedrich Garcke (25 October 1819 – 10 January 1904) was a German botanist who was a native of Bräunrode, Saxony-Anhalt. He studied theology in Halle, obtaining his doctorate at the University of Jena in 1844. Afterwards he was a private scholar of botanical studies in Halle, relocating to Berlin in 1851, where he worked with botanist Alexander Braun (1805–1877). In 1865 he was appointed curator at the "Königlichen Herbarium" (later "Königlich botanisches Museum") in Berlin, and in 1871 became an associate professor specializing in pharmacognosy. He was author of the popular
Abbreviations: Garcke
Occupations: university teacher, scientific collector, pharmacist, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: Kingdom of Prussia
Languages: French
Dates: 1819-10-25T00:00:00Z – 1904-01-10T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Bräunrode
Direct attributions: 58 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 85 plants, 0 fungi