Gustav Heinrich von Bongard explained

Birth Date:September 12, 1786
Birth Place:Bonn, Holy Roman Empire
Death Date:1839
Nationality:German
Fields:Botany
Workplaces:Saint Petersburg, Russia
Known For:First description of Sitka Spruce, Red Alder and other species; Observations sur la végétation de l'ile de Sitcha
Author Abbrev Bot:Bong.

August Gustav Heinrich von Bongard (12 September 1786 – 1839) was a German botanist who worked in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Born in Bonn, he was among the first botanists to describe the new plants then being discovered in Alaska (under Russian ownership at the time), including species now of major commercial importance like Sitka Spruce and Red Alder. The specimens he described were mostly collected by Carl Mertens at Sitka, Alaska.

The plant genus Bongardia (family Berberidaceae) is named in his honor.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=capqDQYT_VYC&pg=PT100 The A to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants
  2. http://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22Heinrich+Gustav+Bongard%22 Google Books