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Friedrich Gottlieb Bartling

German botanist

Died when: 76 years 346 days (923 months)
Star Sign: Sagittarius

 

Friedrich Gottlieb Bartling

Friedrich Gottlieb Bartling (December 9, 1798 – November 20, 1875) was a German botanist who was a native of Hanover.He studied natural sciences at the University of Göttingen, and in 1818 took a botanical journey through Hungary and Croatia.

In 1822 he became a lecturer at Göttingen, where he later became a professor.In 1837 he was appointed director of its botanical garden.

The plant genus Bartlingia from the family Rubiaceae is named in his honor.


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