Heinrich Wilhelm Schott

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Heinrich Wilhelm Schott (January 7, 1794 - March 5, 1865) was an Austrian botanist well-known for his extensive work on the aroids (Family Araceae).

He was born in Brünn (Brno), Moravia and died in Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria. He was a participant in the Austrian Brazil Expedition from 1817 to 1821. In 1845 he succeeded Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin as Director of the Imperial Gardens at Schönbrunn Palace.

Publications

• Synopsis Aroidearum, 1856
• Icones Aroidearum, 1857
• Genera Aroidearum Exposita, 1858
• Prodromus Systematis Aroidearum, 1860

External links

• The Botanical Art of Schott's Aroideae Maximilianae by Scott Hyndman

References

• Biography
• Riedl, H.; Riedl-Dorn, Christa - Heinrich Wilhelm Schott's botanical collections at the Vienna Natural History Museum; International Association for Plant Taxonomy - Utrecht (1988) ISBN/ISSN 0040-0262

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