Karl Andreas Geyer facts for kids
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Karl Andreas Geyer
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| Born | 1809 |
| Died | 1853 |
| Other names | Charles Andreas Geyer, Carl Andreas Geyer |
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| Fields | Botany |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Geyer |
Karl (Charles) Andreas Geyer (born November 30, 1809 – died November 21, 1853) was a German botanist. He was born in Dresden, Germany. A botanist is a scientist who studies plants.
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Karl Geyer's Life and Plant Adventures
When Karl Geyer was a teenager, he worked as a gardener's helper in Zabeltitz. In 1830, he became an assistant at the botanical gardens in Dresden. These gardens are special places where many different kinds of plants are grown and studied.
Exploring America for Plants
From 1835 to 1844, Geyer traveled around the United States. He was studying plants during these trips. From 1838 to 1840, he worked as a botanist in the Upper Midwest. He helped a geographer named Joseph Nicollet with his studies.
Later, in 1841 and 1842, Geyer collected plants in Illinois, Missouri, and the Iowa Territory. He did this for another botanist named George Engelmann.
Journey to the American West
After these trips, Geyer joined an explorer named William Drummond Stewart. They went on an expedition through what are now the states of Nebraska and Wyoming.
Eventually, Geyer left Stewart's group. He then did a lot of plant research in the area that later became known as the Oregon Territory. He collected many plant samples in 1843 and 1844.
Return to Germany
Geyer was supposed to send his plant samples to George Engelmann. Engelmann had paid for most of Geyer's journey. However, Geyer sailed to England instead. He delivered his plant samples to William Jackson Hooker at Kew Gardens. Kew Gardens is a very famous botanical garden in England.
In 1845, Geyer went back to Germany. He bought some land in Meißen and started his own plant nursery. A nursery is a place where plants are grown and sold. In his later years, he also helped edit a gardening magazine called Die Cronik des Gartenwesens.
Plants Named After Karl Geyer
Karl Geyer was an important botanist. Because of his work, several plant species are named after him. For example, there is Allium geyeri, which is also known as Geyer's onion. Another plant is Euphorbia geyeri, or Geyer's spurge.
His amazing collection of almost 10,000 plant samples was bought by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. This shows how valuable his work was to the world of botany.
See also
In Spanish: Carl Andreas Geyer para niños
