Herold Georg Wilhelm Johannes Schweickerdt
German botanist
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| Intro | German botanist | |
| A.K.A. | Schweick. | |
| A.K.A. | Schweick. | |
| Places | Germany South Africa | |
| was | Scientist Botanist | |
| Work field | Science | |
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| Birth | 29 November 1903, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| Death | 21 February 1977Pretoria, South Africa (aged 73 years) | |
| Star sign | Sagittarius |
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Biography
Herold Georg Wilhelm Johannes Schweickerdt (28 February 1903, Schmie, Baden-Württemberg – 21 February 1977, Pretoria) was a German botanist.
In 1904 he moved with his parents to Pretoria, where he later studied at Transvaal University. From 1922 to 1924 he was a student at the University of Bonn (1922–24), later becoming a professor in Pretoria. From 1940 to 1964 he served as inspector of the Botanical Garden at the University of Göttingen.
During his career he collected plants in Transvaal, South-West Africa, Rhodesia, Mozambique and Natal. The plant species Gasteria schweickerdtiana is named after him.
The H.G.W.J Schweickerdt Herbarium (PRU) at the University of Pretoria is named in his honour.
Publications
- Untersuchungen über Photodinese bei Vallisneria spiralis, 1928 - Studies on photodinese in Vallisneria spiralis.