Johann Otto Boeckeler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johann Otto Boeckeler

German botanist

Date of Birth: 12-Aug-1803

Place of Birth: Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 05-Mar-1899

Profession: pharmacist, botanist

Nationality: German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Johann Otto Boeckeler (12 August 1803 – 5 March 1899) was a German apothecary-botanist of Oldenburg.
He specialized in the plant family Cyperaceae (sedges), of which, he was the binomial authority of many species.He is commemorated with the genus Boeckeleria and the species Bulbostylis boeckeleriana.