Henry Potonié, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German archaeologist and botanist
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Place of Birth: Berlin
About Henry Potonié
- Henry Potonié (16 November 1857 – 28 November 1913) was a German botanist and paleobotanist, known for his studies of coal formation. Potonié was born in Berlin.
- He studied botany at the University of Berlin, and from 1880 served as a research assistant in the botanical garden at Berlin.
- In 1885 he became associated with the Prussian Geological Survey, and from that time, devoted most of his time to paleobotanical research.
- In 1891 he was appointed professor of paleobotany at the Mining Academy in Berlin, then around 1901, became a professor of paleobotany and geology at the university.He was founder of the Naturwissenschaftliche Wochenschrift, a periodical that he was associated with for 24 years.
- He died in Berlin, aged 56.
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