Friedrich Carl Lehmann
Friedrich Carl Lehmann | |
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| Born | 27 November 1850 |
| Died | November 23, 1903 (aged 52) |
| Nationality | German |
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Friedrich Carl Lehmann (27 November 1850 – 23 November 1903) was a German Consul to Colombia, mining engineer, amateur botanist and mycologist, and botanical collector.
Career[]
Lehmann conducted explorations in search of specimens of flora in the countries of Ecuador and Colombia over three decades, sending collected material to herbaria in Berlin-Dahlem, Kew, and Saint Petersburg. In 1903 he led an expedition to Popayán, Colombia, and passed through most of the provinces of Ecuador, in a search for orchids.[1]
Family[]
Lehmann's grandson, Federico Carlos Lehmann Valencia (1914–1974), was a Colombian ornithologist.
Legacy[]
Friedrich Carl Lehmann is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of snake, Atractus lehmanni,[1] which is endemic to Colombia and Ecuador.[2]
References[]
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Lehmann, F. C.", p. 154).
- ^ Species Atractus lehmanni at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
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- "Author Details" (HTML). International Plant Names Index. International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI).
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