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Friedrich Karl Georg Fedde

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Friedrich Karl Georg Fedde
Born30 June 1873
Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland)
Died14 March 1942 (aged 68)
Berlin-Dahlem, Germany
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Breslau
Known forRepertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Author abbrev. (botany)Fedde

Friedrich Karl Georg Fedde (30 June 1873, Breslau (now Wrocław) – 14 March 1942, Berlin-Dahlem) was a German botanist.

Biography

Fedde studied natural sciences, commencing in 1892 and graduating in 1896 in Breslau. He was a teacher in schools of higher learning in Breslau, Tarnowitz and Berlin. He became an associate at the Berlin Botanical Museum in 1901 and a professor there in 1912. He participated in several collecting trips to the Mediterranean, Finland and South Russia. Fedde's main work dealt with plant systematics and biogeography. His renown rests mainly on the publication of the Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis and its Beihefte for longer monographs.

The genus Feddea (Asteraceae) Urb. was named in his honor.

The standard author abbreviation Fedde is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[1]

Publications

Extensive bibliography at WorldCat

References

  1. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Fedde.
  • Repertorium specierum novarum regni vegetabilis at the Biodiversity Heritage Library [1]
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