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Georg Friedrich Kaulfuss
German pteridologist

Georg Friedrich Kaulfuss

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German pteridologist
A.K.A.
Kaulf.
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Male
Place of birth
Leipzig, Leipzig District, German Democratic Republic
Place of death
Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Age
44 years
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Biography

Georg Friedrich Kaulfuss (8 April 1786 – 9 December 1830) was a professor at Halle. He described the pteridophytes collected by Adalbert von Chamisso, and named the fern Cibotium chamissoi after him. The genus Kaulfussia is named for Kaulfuss.

In 1816 he obtained his doctorate from the University of Halle, where in 1823 he became a full professor of botany.

Plants Named by Kaulfuss

More than 200 plant names were published by Kaulfuss. These include the genera:

  • Cibotium Kaulf. 1820
  • Cochlidium Kaulf. 1820
  • Saccoloma Kaulf. 1820
  • Balantium Kaulf. 1824
  • Sadleria Kaulf. 1824

Plant families named by Kaulfuss include:

  • Marattiaceae Kaulf. 1824
  • Cyatheaceae Kaulf. 1827

    Works by Kaulfuss

    • Kaulfuss, Georg Friedrich. Enumeratio Filicum. 1824.
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