Gustav Woldemar Focke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German physician and naturalist
Date of Birth: 24-Jan-1810
Place of Birth: Bremen, Germany
Date of Death: 01-Jun-1877
Profession: naturalist, physician
Nationality: German Empire
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Gustav Woldemar Focke
- Gustav Woldemar Focke (24 January 1810, Bremen – 1 June 1877, Bremen) was a German physician and naturalist.
- He was a nephew of naturalist Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus. He studied medicine at the University of Heidelberg, receiving his doctorate in 1833.
- Following graduation, he was engaged in scientific research during an extended trip to various locations — in Berlin, he was greatly influenced by the microscopic investigations being done by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg.
- In 1835 he settled as a general practitioner in his hometown of Bremen.
- In 1869 he was named chairman of the Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins zu Bremen.In the field of phycology, he is known for his research involving desmids and diatoms.
- In 1844 he described the water flea Leptodora kindtii, a species that he named in honor of pharmacist Georg Christian Kindt (1793–1869).
- The genus Fockea (family Apocynaceae) was named after him by Stephan Endlicher.
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