Wilhelm Gerhard Walpers

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Wilhelm Gerhard Walpers
Born26 December 1816
Mühlhausen, Germany
Died18 June 1853(1853-06-18) (aged 36)
Berlin, Germany
Alma materUniversity of Greifswald
University of Breslau
Known forRepertorium botanices systematicæ
Notable workRepertorium botanices systematicæ (1842-1847)
Scientific career
FieldsBotany

Wilhelm Gerhard Walpers (26 December 1816 in Mühlhausen – 18 June 1853 in Berlin) was a German botanist. This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation Walp. when citing a botanical name.[1]

He received his education at the Universities of Greifswald and Breslau, earning his habilitation in 1848 at Berlin. He died on 18 June 1853 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.[2]

The plant genus Walpersia (synonym Phyllota) is named after him.[3][4]

Selected publications

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  • Repertorium botanices systematicæ (six volumes, 1842–1847).[5]
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References

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  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ biography of Walpers @ Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
  3. ^ JSTOR Global Plants Walpersia
  4. ^ GRIN Taxonomy for Plants Walpersia Harv.
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