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Heinrich Wilhelm Schott
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| Born | 7 January 1794 |
| Died | 3 May 1865 (aged 71) |
| Nationality |  Austria |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
| Known for | Extensive works on Araceae |
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| Author abbrev. (botany) | Schott |
Heinrich Wilhelm Schott was an Austrian botanist. A botanist is a scientist who studies plants. He was very well known for his detailed work on a group of plants called aroids. This plant family includes many common plants like peace lilies and taro.
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His Life and Work
Early Life and Education
Heinrich Wilhelm Schott was born on January 7, 1794, in Brno. This city was part of the Austrian Empire back then. Today, Brno is in the Czech Republic. When he was a young boy, he moved to Vienna. His father was the main gardener at the university's botanical garden there.
Heinrich studied botany (the study of plants), agriculture (farming), and chemistry at the University of Vienna. He learned a lot from his teacher, a famous botanist named Joseph Franz von Jacquin. In 1815, Heinrich became a gardener at the Belvedere Palace. This palace had a special garden for Austrian plants.
Adventure in Brazil
From 1817 to 1821, Schott joined an important trip called the Austrian Brazil Expedition. During his time in Brazil, he helped set up a special garden. This garden was used to help living plants get used to a cooler climate. The goal was to prepare them to be moved to Europe later.
He also went on many field trips. He wrote down lots of notes about the plants and animals he saw. This trip was very important for his studies of tropical plants.
Royal Gardener and Director
After his adventure, Schott returned to Vienna in 1821. He continued his work as a gardener. In 1828, he was given a special title: Hofgärtner. This meant he was the Royal Gardener for the royal family in Vienna.
Later, in 1845, he became the director of the Imperial Gardens at Schönbrunn Palace. This was a very important job. In 1852, he helped change part of the palace gardens. He made them look like an English garden, which is a more natural style. He also brought many new plants from his collections in Brazil to the gardens in Vienna.
Passion for Alpine Plants
Schott was also very interested in plants that grow in high mountains. These are plants that live above the tree line, where it's too cold for trees to grow. He created a special garden for these mountain plants. This type of garden is called an alpine garden. He built this alpine garden at the Belvedere Palace in Vienna.
Heinrich Wilhelm Schott passed away at the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna on May 3, 1865.
Species Named for Schott
Other botanists honored Heinrich Wilhelm Schott by naming new plant species after him. Some of these plants include:
- (Acanthaceae) Aphelandra schottiana'' (Nees) Profice
- (Acanthaceae) Schaueria schottii Nees
- (Agavaceae) Agave schottii Engelm.
- (Apiaceae) Dichoropetalum schottii (Besser ex DC.) Pimenov & Kljuykov
- (Rubiaceae) Uragoga schottiana (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
- (Trigoniaceae) Trigonia schottiana Turcz.
- (Verbenaceae) Stachytarpheta schottiana Schauer
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In Spanish: Heinrich Wilhelm Schott para niños
