Peter von Glehn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetPeter von Glehn
Baltic German botanist
Date of Birth: 27-Oct-1835
Place of Birth: Jälgimäe, Harju County, Estonia
Date of Death: 04-Apr-1876
Profession: geographer, botanist
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Peter von Glehn
- Peter von Glehn (Russian: ???? ???????? ????, romanized: Pëtr Petrovic Glen; 8 November [O.S.
- 27 October] 1835 in Jelgimeggi Manor – 16 April [O.S.
- 4 April] 1876 in Saint Petersburg) was a Baltic German botanist. Peter von Glehn was born in the Jelgimeggi manor (Jälgimäe) in 1835, to a Baltic German landowner, member of the Glehn family, Peter von Glehn (1796–1843) and Auguste Caroline Marie Burchart von Bellavary, member of the Burchardt family who took care of the Town Hall Pharmacy in Reval.
- He had 2 younger brothers: Nikolai (1841–1923), the founder of Nömme (Nõmme), and Len von Glehn, (1844-1920), and 3 sisters: Marie Elisabeth (1840–????), Julie Wilhelmine (1842–1867) and Marie (1843–1884).He graduated at the University of Dorpat (Tartu) with a gold medal. Glehn's Spruce (Picea glehnii), a species of conifer in the family Pinaceae, is named after Peter von Glehn.
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