Heinrich Schrader (botanist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Heinrich Schrader (botanist)

German physician, botanist and mycologist

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1767

Place of Birth: Alfeld, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 22-Oct-1836

Profession: university teacher, botanist, mycologist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Heinrich Adolf Schrader (1 January 1767 in Alfeld near Hildesheim – 22 October 1836 in Göttingen) was a German botanist and mycologist.
He studied medicine early in life.
He named the Australian plant genus Hakea in 1797. In 1795 he received his medical doctorate from the University of Göttingen, where in 1803 he became an associate professor to the medical faculty and director of the botanical garden.
In 1809 he attained the title of "full professor" at Göttingen, where he taught classes until his retirement.Among his better known publications are Nova genera plantarum (1797) and Flora germanica (1806).
The plant genus Schraderanthus is named in his honour.Schrader was elected a corresponding member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1815.

After Christian Heinrich Schwenterley (1749–1814)
Alternative names	Friedrich Heinrich Christian Schwenterley
Description	German copper engraver
Date of birth/death	22 August 1749	14 December 1814
Location of birth/death	Göttingen	Göttingen
Work location	Göttingen
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