August Heintze | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 September 1881 Skurup, Sweden |
| Died | 6 May 1941 (aged 59) Stockholm |
| Alma mater | Lund University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Heintze |
(Sven) August Heintze (1881–1941) (sometimes spelled Heinze) [1] was a Swedish botanist. [2] [3]
Heintze was born on 26 September 1881 to Fredrik and Kerstin (née Svensson) Heintze in Skurup, Skåne. He had a younger sister, Anna Maria (b. 1889). [4] He enrolled as a student at Lund University in 1901. He graduated in 1906, and earned his doctorate in 1913. His first position was as a teacher at Uddevalla kommunalgymnasium. Heintze died on 6 May 1941 in Stockholm, and is buried in the Skurups Norra Kyrkogård ("Skurup's Northern Cemetery"). [5] [6] [3] [7]
He is known for his work on the classification of cormophytes, [8] particularly the family Ranuculaceae. [9]
Publications include: [10]
Published names include: [11]