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Casimir Christoph Schmidel
1718-11-21 – 1792-12-18
Life & Legacy
Casimir Christoph Schmidel (born 21 November 1718 in Bayreuth, Germany, died 18 December 1792 in Ansbach, Germany) was a naturalist of the 18th century who researched in botany and mineralogy.
Among genera he named are the flowering plant genera Penstemon and Proboscidea and the fern genus Thelypteris. Among species he described are the red alga Dilsea carnosa
Occupation & Career
botanist, university teacher, geologist, naturalist, physician
Legacy Highlights
Employer
University of Erlangen–Nuremberg
Organizations & Memberships
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q69261 — wikidata View source
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