Albert Wigand
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For the German physicist and meteorologist, see Albert Wigand (meteorologist).
Julius Wilhelm Albert Wigand, known as Albert Wigand (April 21, 1821 – October 22, 1886), was a German botanist, pharmacologist and pharmacognostician. His is most well known for being the director of the Alter Botanischer Garten Marburg from 1861 to 1886, and for his opposition to Charles Darwin and the theory of Evolution on religious grounds.
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Julius Wilhelm Albert Wigand | |
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Born | (1821-04-21)21 April 1821 |
Died | 22 October 1886(1886-10-22) (aged 65) |
Alma mater | Philipps University of Marburg |
Spouse |
Henriette Emma Vorster
(m. 1851) |
Awards | 4th Class, Order of the Red Eagle |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany, Pharmacology |
Thesis | "Kritik und Geschichte der Lehre von der Metamorphose der Pflanze" (1846) |
Doctoral advisor | Matthias Jakob Schleiden |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Wigand |
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