Alexander von Lingelsheim, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alexander von Lingelsheim

German botanist and mycologist (1874–1937)

Date of Birth: 27-Sep-1874

Place of Birth: Bad Arolsen, Hesse, Germany

Date of Death: 05-Mar-1937

Profession: pharmacist, botanist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Alexander von Lingelsheim (27 September 1874, in Arolsen – 5 March 1937, in Breslau) was a German botanist and pharmacist. He studied natural sciences at the University of Breslau, and for many years he worked as an assistant in its botanical garden and museum (1904–29).
In the meantime, he received his PhD from the University of Rostock (1906) and later taught classes at the Technische Hochschule Breslau (from 1910).
In 1929 he founded a pharmacy in Breslau, and three years later, became an associate professor of pharmacognosy at the university.In 1909 Ferdinand Albin Pax named the botanical genus Lingelsheimia in his honor.
In 1920 he became a member of the Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina.