Heinrich Wendland, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Heinrich Wendland

German botanist

Date of Birth: 29-Apr-1791

Place of Birth: Herrenhausen, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 15-Jul-1869

Profession: gardener, botanist

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Heinrich Ludolph (Ludwig) Wendland (29 April 1791, Hanover – 15 July 1869, Teplice) was a botanist who authored a number of Acacia species. Heinrich Wendland was born on 29 April 1791 into a family well known in botany.
His father Johann had published a number of botanical books including the notable "Botanische Beobachtungen nebst einigen neuen Gattungen und Arten".
Heinrich studied in Göttingen after some years of apprenticeship in Vienna and London.
He became a gartenmeister in 1827 and later was director of Herrenhausen Gardens at Herrenhausen, today part of Hanover.
In 1820 he published "Commentatio de Acacias aphyllii", in which he authored a number of new Acacia species.
He died in Teplice, Bohemia on 15 July 1869.