Hans Heinrich Pfeiffer

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Hans Heinrich Pfeiffer
Born10 January 1896
Died1970 (aged 7374)
NationalityGerman
Scientific career
Fields Botany
Author abbrev. (botany) H.Pfeiff.

Hans Heinrich Pfeiffer (January 10, 1896 [lower-alpha 1] - 1970) [4] was a German botanist and physiologist, with a particular interest in spermatophytes. [3]

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The standard author abbreviation H.Pfeiff. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name . [5]

Some published names

(incomplete list) [6]

(These may not be accepted names.)

Some publications

Books

(taken from es:Hans Heinrich Pfeiffer)

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References

  1. Discussion on JSTOR gives 1896 as his birth year and 1970 as his death year, as does the Russian Wikipedia article. [1] [2] This conflicts with IPNI, which gives his birth year as 1890. [3]