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- George Engelmann, also known as Georg Engelmann, was a German-American botanist. He was instrumental in describing the flora of the west of North America, then very poorly-known; he was particularly active in the Rocky Mountains and northern Mexico. He was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, the oldest of thirteen children. According to himself, he first became interested in plants around age 15, but studied medicine and received an MD in 1831. He came to the US in the following year, apparently to invest some of his uncle's money, but spent his time on botanical travels, first visiting Thomas Nuttall in Philadelphia. He then went to St. Louis, Missouri, and from there around to the adjacent states. After a couple of years on a farm in Illinois, he returned to St. Louis and established a medical practice. In 1840 he visited Germany, where he married a cousin, Dorothea Horstmann, and they returned to America. (Their son George Julius Engelmann became a noted gynecologist. ) Engelmann devoted himself to his medical practice, but in his later years made further travels, particularly to the southwestern US to study cacti. His two major works on cacti remain important today. He was a founder and longtime president of the St. Louis Academy of Sciences, and encouraged the wealthy St. Louis businessman Henry Shaw to develop his gardens to be of scientific as well as public use; "Shaw's Gardens" became the Missouri Botanical Garden. He was also one of the original founders of the National Academy of Science. He played an important, but little known role in rescuing the French wine industry. In the 1870's French vineyards came under attack by a small insect,Phylloxera vastatrix. Growers observed that certain imported American vines resisted this pest, and the French government dispatched a scientist to St. Louis to consult with the Missouri state entomologist and with Engelmann, who had studied American grapes since the 1850's. The gentlemann verified that certain living American species had resisted Phylloxera for nearly 40 years. In addition, Vitis riparia, a wild vine of the Mississippi Valley, did not cross pollinate with less resistant species, the cause of previous grafting failures. Engelmann arranged to have millions of shoots and seeds collected and sent to France, where the species proved to be very successful. (From the MBG Bulletin, September/October 2002) He is commemorated in the names of several plants, including Engelmann Spruce Picea engelmannii and Apache Pine Pinus engelmannii. The standard botanical author abbreviation Engelm. is applied to plants described by this botanist, who should also appear on this list.
- Georg Theodor Engelmann, in den USA ab 1833 George Engelmann genannt war ein nordamerikanischer Arzt, Botaniker und Meteorologe deutscher Abstammung. Sein offizielles botanisches Autorenkürzel lautet „Engelm. “. Er gehörte mit zu den ersten Ärzten, die Chinin gegen Malaria einsetzten. Er wurde der Begründer der amerikanischen Kakteenkunde. Engelmann war der wichtigste Berater von Henry Shaw beim Aufbau des Missouri Botanical Garden und 1859 Mitbegründer sowie erster Präsident der „St. Louis Academy of Science“.
- George Engelmann fue un médico y botánico de origen alemán, nacido en Fráncfort del Meno, ya a los quince se apasiona por la Botánica, pero estudia Medicina obteniendo su doctorado en [`1831]]. Emigra a EE. UU. en 1832, falleciendo en Saint-Louis, Missouri. Allí desarrolló la mayor parte de su carrera profesional. Desarrolla una granja en Illinois, luego va a St. Louis donde se establece practicando la medicina. En 1840 visita Alemania, donde se casa con una prima, Dorothea Horstmann, retornando juntos a EE. UU. (Su hijo George Julius Engelmann fue un notable ginecólogo. ) Sus estudios sobre la Biología y la Botánica, lo hicieron operar observaciones meteorológicas desde 1836 hasta su muerte. Fue el primero en señalar que las viñas americanas estaban inmunizadas contra la filoxera. Estudió largamente la flora local, interesándose en particulier con las cactáceas, en los robles y de las coníferas.
- George Engelmann est un médecin et botaniste d'origine allemande, né à Francfort-sur-le-Main le 2 février 1809, émigré aux États-Unis en 1832, décédé à Saint-Louis le 11 février 1884. C'est dans cette dernière ville que s'est déroulée la plus grande partie de sa carrière professionnelle. Ses recherches sur la biologie et la botanique l'ont amené à opérer des observations météorologiques depuis 1836 jusqu'à sa mort. Il est le premier à avoir remarqué que les vignes américaines étaient immunisées contre le phylloxéra. Il a longuement étudié la flore locale, s'intéressant en particulier aux cactus, aux chênes et aux conifères. Son nom a été donné à une espèce d'épicéa, Picea engelmannii.
- George Engelmann foi um médico e botânico norteamericano de origem alemã.
- Georg Engelmann, född 2 februari 1809 i Frankfurt am Main och död 4 februari 1884, var en tysk-amerikansk botaniker.
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- George Engelmann, also known as Georg Engelmann, was a German-American botanist. He was instrumental in describing the flora of the west of North America, then very poorly-known; he was particularly active in the Rocky Mountains and northern Mexico. He was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, the oldest of thirteen children. According to himself, he first became interested in plants around age 15, but studied medicine and received an MD in 1831.
- Georg Theodor Engelmann, in den USA ab 1833 George Engelmann genannt war ein nordamerikanischer Arzt, Botaniker und Meteorologe deutscher Abstammung. Sein offizielles botanisches Autorenkürzel lautet „Engelm. “. Er gehörte mit zu den ersten Ärzten, die Chinin gegen Malaria einsetzten. Er wurde der Begründer der amerikanischen Kakteenkunde.
- George Engelmann fue un médico y botánico de origen alemán, nacido en Fráncfort del Meno, ya a los quince se apasiona por la Botánica, pero estudia Medicina obteniendo su doctorado en [`1831]]. Emigra a EE. UU. en 1832, falleciendo en Saint-Louis, Missouri. Allí desarrolló la mayor parte de su carrera profesional. Desarrolla una granja en Illinois, luego va a St. Louis donde se establece practicando la medicina.
- George Engelmann est un médecin et botaniste d'origine allemande, né à Francfort-sur-le-Main le 2 février 1809, émigré aux États-Unis en 1832, décédé à Saint-Louis le 11 février 1884. C'est dans cette dernière ville que s'est déroulée la plus grande partie de sa carrière professionnelle. Ses recherches sur la biologie et la botanique l'ont amené à opérer des observations météorologiques depuis 1836 jusqu'à sa mort.
- George Engelmann foi um médico e botânico norteamericano de origem alemã.
- Georg Engelmann, född 2 februari 1809 i Frankfurt am Main och död 4 februari 1884, var en tysk-amerikansk botaniker.
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