August Heintze

August Heintze
Born 26 September 1881
Skurup, Sweden
Died 6 May 1941(1941-05-06) (aged 59)
Stockholm
Nationality Swedish
Fields Botany
Alma mater Lund University
Author abbrev. (botany) Heintze

(Sven) August Heintze (1881–1941) (sometimes spelled Heinze)[1] was a Swedish botanist.[2][3]

Life

Heintze was born on September 26, 1881 to Fredrik and Kerstin (née Svensson) Heintze in Skurup, Skåne. He had a younger sister, Anna Maria (b. 1889).[4] He enrolled as a student at Lund University in 1901. He graduated in 1906, and earned his doctorate in 1913. His first position was as a teacher at Uddevalla kommunalgymnasium. Heintze died on May 6, 1941 in Stockholm, and is buried in the Skurups Norra Kyrkogård ("Skurup's Northern Cemetery").[5][6][3][7]

He is known for his work on the classification of cormophytes,[8] particularly the Ranuculaceae family.[9]

Selected publications

Publications include:[10]

Legacy

Published names include:[11]

References

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