Wilhelm Hofmeister

Botanist, Academic

1824 – 1877

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Who was Wilhelm Hofmeister?

Wilhelm Friedrich Benedikt Hofmeister was a German biologist and botanist. He "stands as one of the true giants in the history of biology and belongs in the same pantheon as Darwin and Mendel." He was largely self-taught.

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Born
May 18, 1824
Leipzig
Nationality
  • Germany
Profession
Died
Jan 12, 1877
Lindenau

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on July 23, 2013

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