Born at Alfeld, near Hannover, Germany, Schwacke studied Natural Sciences at the University of Göttingen and Bonn, specializing in botany after graduation. He emigrated to Brazil in 1873 and in March 1874 he was hired as a travelling naturalist ("Naturalista viajante") by the botanical department of the National Museum of Rio de Janeiro. He travelled all over the country, beginning in 1877, assembling a rich collection of plants. In 1891 he left the National Museum and accepted a post as professor of botany at the School of Pharmacy of Ouro Preto, in Ouro Preto (Minas Gerais), where he remained until his death. In the same year he arrived at the School, he was appointed its dean. With the help of students, in numerous botanical excursions he introduced into the course as a regular activity, Schwacke was able to found a herbarium in 1892. It still exists today, with more than 30,000 specimens. In 1986 his collection was incorporated into the central herbarium (organized by José Badini) at the Federal University of Ouro Preto.
His contributions to botany were mainly taxonomic. He created the family Amburana, among others.
carl, august, wilhelm, schwacke, 1848, 1904, german, botanist, explorer, naturalist, born, alfeld, near, hannover, germany, schwacke, studied, natural, sciences, university, göttingen, bonn, specializing, botany, after, graduation, emigrated, brazil, 1873, mar. Carl August Wilhelm Schwacke 1848 1904 was a German botanist explorer and naturalist Born at Alfeld near Hannover Germany Schwacke studied Natural Sciences at the University of Gottingen and Bonn specializing in botany after graduation He emigrated to Brazil in 1873 and in March 1874 he was hired as a travelling naturalist Naturalista viajante by the botanical department of the National Museum of Rio de Janeiro He travelled all over the country beginning in 1877 assembling a rich collection of plants In 1891 he left the National Museum and accepted a post as professor of botany at the School of Pharmacy of Ouro Preto in Ouro Preto Minas Gerais where he remained until his death In the same year he arrived at the School he was appointed its dean With the help of students in numerous botanical excursions he introduced into the course as a regular activity Schwacke was able to found a herbarium in 1892 It still exists today with more than 30 000 specimens In 1986 his collection was incorporated into the central herbarium organized by Jose Badini at the Federal University of Ouro Preto His contributions to botany were mainly taxonomic He created the family Amburana among others Schwacke died in Barbacena Minas Gerais Brazil Biography editBer Deutsch Bot Ges 23 12 15 1906 Fl Brasil 1 1 104 105 1906 The standard author abbreviation Schwacke is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 1 References edit International Plant Names Index Schwacke nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a German botanist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Brazilian botanist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carl August Wilhelm Schwacke amp oldid 1177011435, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
