Hubert Winkler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hubert Winkler

German naturalist and botanist (1875–1941)

Date of Birth: 13-Feb-1875

Place of Birth: Prenzlau, Brandenburg, Germany

Date of Death: 10-Jun-1941

Profession: botanist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Hubert Winkler (13 February 1875 in Prenzlau – 10 June 1941 in Breslau) was a German botanist, who specialized in tropical flora research. From 1895 he studied theology and botany at the University of Breslau, where in 1901/02 he worked as an assistant at the botanical garden.
Afterwards, he worked at the Botanical Museum in Berlin and at the botanic garden in Victoria, Kamerun.
In 1921 he became an associate professor of phytogeography at the University of Breslau, where in 1927 he attained a full professorship.In 1908 he conducted botanical studies in the Malay Peninsula and the Dutch East Indies, where he also collected rattan plants and seed for importation to German colonies.
In 1910 he carried out botanical investigations in East Africa.