Georg Friedrich Kaulfuss [SEP] place of death
Georg Friedrich Kaulfuss
Georg Friedrich Kaulfuss (8 April 1786 – 9 December 1830) was a professor at Halle. He described the pteridophytes collected by Adalbert von Chamisso, and named the fern "Cibotium chamissoi" after him. The genus "Kaulfussia" is named for Kaulfuss.
In 1816 he obtained his doctorate from the University of Halle, where in 1823 he became a full professor of botany.
Plants Named by Kaulfuss.
More than 200 plant names were published by Kaulfuss. These include the genera:
Plant families named by Kaulfuss include:
- Marattiaceae
- Cyatheaceae
Works by Kaulfuss.
- Kaulfuss, Georg Friedrich. "Enumeratio Filicum". 1824.