Ernst Heinrich Georg Ule
Ernst Heinrich Georg Ule (12 March 1854 – 15 July 1915) was a German botanist and explorer. He was the son of science writer Otto Eduard Vincenz Ule (1820-1876) and brother to geographer Wilhelm Ule (1861–1940).
Biography
He was born on 12 March 1854 in Halle an der Saale to science writer Otto Eduard Vincenz Ule (1820-1876). His brother was Wilhelm Ule (1861–1940).
Originally trained as a gardener, he emigrated to Brazil in 1883, where he worked as a private tutor and botanical collector. Subsequently he served as naturalista viajante (travelling naturalist) at the National Museum in Rio de Janeiro, where he was appointed sub-director (1895), and later director, of the museum's botanical department.
In 1900–1903 he undertook a scientific expedition to the Amazonas region of Brazil, also conducting botanical studies in neighboring countries. After his return to Germany, he worked as a scientific assistant at the Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden and Museum (1913–1914).[1]
He died on 15 July 1915.
Legacy
Ule has several botanical genera named in his honor, such as:
- Uleanthus, named by Hermann Harms (1870–1942), family Fabaceae.
- Ulearum, named by Adolf Engler (1844–1930), family Araceae.
- Uleiorchis, named by Frederico Carlos Hoehne (1882–1959), family Orchidaceae.
- Uleodendron, named by Stephan Rauschert (1931–1986), family Moraceae.
- Uleophytum, named by Georg Hieronymus (1846–1921), family Asteraceae.[2]
Selected writings
- Kautschukgewinnung und Kautschukhandel am Amazonenstrome, 1906 - Rubber production and trade in the Amazon.
- Das Innere von Nordost-Brasilien, 1908 - The interior of northeast Brazil.
- Krautshukgewinnung und Kautschukhandel in Bahia, 1908 - Rubber production and trade in Bahia.
- Biologische Beobachtungen im Amazonasgebiet, 1915 - Biological observations in the Amazon.[3]
References
- ↑ JSTOR Plant Science (biography)
- ↑ Google Books CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms ... by Umberto Quattrocchi
- ↑ WorldCat Identities (publications)
- ↑ "Author Query for 'Ule'". International Plant Names Index.
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