Gustav Kunze, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gustav Kunze

German botanist

Date of Birth: 04-Oct-1793

Place of Birth: Leipzig, Leipzig District, Germany

Date of Death: 30-Apr-1851

Profession: university teacher, botanist, mycologist, entomologist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Gustav Kunze (4 October 1793, Leipzig – 30 April 1851, Leipzig) was a German professor of zoology, an entomologist and botanist with an interest mainly in ferns and orchids. Kunze joined the Wernerian Natural History Society in Edinburgh in 1817.
He later became Zoology Professor at Leipzig University and in 1837 was appointed director of the Botanical Gardens in Leipzig.
In 1851 he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The plant genus Kunzea was named in his honour.