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Klatt contributed sections on Iridaceae to several publications — "''Conspectus Florae Africae''" by [[Théophile Alexis Durand|Durand]] & [[Hans Schinz|Schinz]], "''[[Flora Brasiliensis]]''" by [[Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius|Martius]], "''Symbolæ ad Floram Brasiliæ centralis cognoscendam''" by [[Eugenius Warming]] and "''Baron Carl Claus von der Deckens reisen in Ost-Afrika in den jahren 1859 bis 1865''"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/baroncarlclausv03deck|title=Baron Carl Claus von der Deckens reisen in Ost-Afrika in den jahren 1859 bis 1865|first1=Carl Claus von der|last1=Decken|first2=Otto|last2=Kersten|first3=|last3=Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS|first4=|last4=Tippmann Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS|date=1 January 1869|publisher=Leipzig und Heidelberg : C.F. Winter'sche Verlagshandlung|via=Internet Archive}}</ref> ("[[Karl Klaus von der Decken]]'s travels in East Africa in 1859–65"). Klatt's greatest interest though, lay with the [[Compositae]], and his publications on this family covered [[German East Africa]], [[Madagascar]], [[Australia]], [[Brazil]], [[Guatemala]], [[Colombia]] and [[Costa Rica]]. He corresponded with and visited [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|Kew]], exchanged specimens with [[Asa Gray]] and managed to build up a considerable personal collection. In addition to his collection, he made detailed drawings of a large number of the specimens, especially [[type specimen]]s, that were sent to him for identification. In 1877 [[John Gilbert Baker]] named the genus ''[[Klattia]]'' (family [[Iridaceae]]) in his honor.<ref>[http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33068803#page/587/mode/1up BHL] Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications</ref> |
Klatt contributed sections on Iridaceae to several publications — "''Conspectus Florae Africae''" by [[Théophile Alexis Durand|Durand]] & [[Hans Schinz|Schinz]], "''[[Flora Brasiliensis]]''" by [[Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius|Martius]], "''Symbolæ ad Floram Brasiliæ centralis cognoscendam''" by [[Eugenius Warming]] and "''Baron Carl Claus von der Deckens reisen in Ost-Afrika in den jahren 1859 bis 1865''"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/baroncarlclausv03deck|title=Baron Carl Claus von der Deckens reisen in Ost-Afrika in den jahren 1859 bis 1865|first1=Carl Claus von der|last1=Decken|first2=Otto|last2=Kersten|first3=|last3=Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS|first4=|last4=Tippmann Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS|date=1 January 1869|publisher=Leipzig und Heidelberg : C.F. Winter'sche Verlagshandlung|via=Internet Archive}}</ref> ("[[Karl Klaus von der Decken]]'s travels in East Africa in 1859–65"). Klatt's greatest interest though, lay with the [[Compositae]], and his publications on this family covered [[German East Africa]], [[Madagascar]], [[Australia]], [[Brazil]], [[Guatemala]], [[Colombia]] and [[Costa Rica]]. He corresponded with and visited [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|Kew]], exchanged specimens with [[Asa Gray]] and managed to build up a considerable personal collection. In addition to his collection, he made detailed drawings of a large number of the specimens, especially [[type specimen]]s, that were sent to him for identification. In 1877 [[John Gilbert Baker]] named the genus ''[[Klattia]]'' (family [[Iridaceae]]) in his honor.<ref>[http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33068803#page/587/mode/1up BHL] Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications</ref> |
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After Klatt's death, his herbarium specimens were bought by and donated to the [[Gray Herbarium]]<ref>http://www.huh.harvard.edu/collections/gray.html</ref> and the Botanical Institute of the [[University of Hamburg]]. This botanist is denoted by the [[List of botanists by author abbreviation|author abbreviation]] '''<span class="vcard"><span class="fn n"><span class="nickname">Klatt</span></span></span>''' when [[Author citation (botany)|citing]] a [[botanical name]].<ref>{{cite book|last = Brummitt|first = R. K.|author2=C. E. Powell|title = Authors of Plant Names |publisher = [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]] |year = 1992 |isbn = 1-84246-085-4}}</ref> |
After Klatt's death, his herbarium specimens were bought by and donated to the [[Gray Herbarium]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.huh.harvard.edu/collections/gray.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-07-31 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823022230/http://www.huh.harvard.edu/collections/gray.html |archivedate=2007-08-23 |df= }}</ref> and the Botanical Institute of the [[University of Hamburg]]. This botanist is denoted by the [[List of botanists by author abbreviation|author abbreviation]] '''<span class="vcard"><span class="fn n"><span class="nickname">Klatt</span></span></span>''' when [[Author citation (botany)|citing]] a [[botanical name]].<ref>{{cite book|last = Brummitt|first = R. K.|author2=C. E. Powell|title = Authors of Plant Names |publisher = [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]] |year = 1992 |isbn = 1-84246-085-4}}</ref> |
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Friedrich Wilhelm Klatt (13 February 1825 Hamburg – 3 March 1897 Hamburg) was a German botanist who specialised in the study of African plants.
As a child he showed artistic talent, but for financial reasons, training and a career in art could not be followed. In 1854 he and his brother took over the running of a boys' school in Hamburg. He taught there until the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War after which he taught natural science at several schools in Hamburg.
His first botanical collections were made in and about Hamburg as well as on the North Sea coastline. Through his collecting he became acquainted with Professor Lehmann of the Hamburg Botanical Gardens, who invited Klatt to organise and run his herbarium. Lehmann acted as mentor to Klatt, who soon concentrated his attention on the botanical families of Iridaceae and Pittosporaceae. His subsequent revision of the Iridaceae "Revisio Iridearum" led to his being awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Rostock and an offer of a professorship which he declined.
Klatt contributed sections on Iridaceae to several publications — "Conspectus Florae Africae" by Durand & Schinz, "Flora Brasiliensis" by Martius, "Symbolæ ad Floram Brasiliæ centralis cognoscendam" by Eugenius Warming and "Baron Carl Claus von der Deckens reisen in Ost-Afrika in den jahren 1859 bis 1865"[1] ("Karl Klaus von der Decken's travels in East Africa in 1859–65"). Klatt's greatest interest though, lay with the Compositae, and his publications on this family covered German East Africa, Madagascar, Australia, Brazil, Guatemala, Colombia and Costa Rica. He corresponded with and visited Kew, exchanged specimens with Asa Gray and managed to build up a considerable personal collection. In addition to his collection, he made detailed drawings of a large number of the specimens, especially type specimens, that were sent to him for identification. In 1877 John Gilbert Baker named the genus Klattia (family Iridaceae) in his honor.[2]
After Klatt's death, his herbarium specimens were bought by and donated to the Gray Herbarium[3] and the Botanical Institute of the University of Hamburg. This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation Klatt when citing a botanical name.[4]
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- ^ Decken, Carl Claus von der; Kersten, Otto; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS; Tippmann Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS (1 January 1869). "Baron Carl Claus von der Deckens reisen in Ost-Afrika in den jahren 1859 bis 1865". Leipzig und Heidelberg : C.F. Winter'sche Verlagshandlung – via Internet Archive.
- ^ BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-08-23. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Brummitt, R. K.; C. E. Powell (1992). Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-84246-085-4.
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