Danish botanist (1862-1899).
Otto Christian Leonor Gelert (9 November 1862 in Nybøl on Sundeved peninsula – 20 March 1899 in Copenhagen) was a Danish pharmacist and botanist, who specialized in plant floristics and systematics. He was a brother of sculptor Johannes Gelert. In 1883 he received his degree in pharmacy and subsequently worked as a druggist in the communities of Ribe and Horsens. In 1885 he started to co-edit the exsiccata series Rubi exsiccati Daniae et Slesvigiae together with Peter Kristian Nicolaj Friderichsen. From 1894 he worked as chemist at a sugar refinery in Tangermünde, Germany. During the latter pa
Abbreviations: Gelert
Occupations: pharmacist, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: Kingdom of Denmark
Languages: English, Danish
Dates: 1862-11-09T00:00:00Z – 1899-03-20T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Nybøl
Direct attributions: 12 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 17 plants, 0 fungi