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Index of Botanists

NameHoffmann, Käthe
Date of birth1883
Date of death1960
RemarksExample of Name Published: Acer schneiderianum Pax & K. Hoffmann, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 12: 435. 1922. [Some works cite 1931 as the death year and Käthe Rosenthal as a variant name; however, K. Rosenthal (b. 1893) and Käthe Hoffmann (b. 1883) are different individuals (see K. Rosenthal in Monographie der Gattung Daphniphyllum, 1916 (from: David Hollombe). Käthe Hoffmann was co-author with Pax of many plant names. There is an obituary for Pax in Revista Sudamerican de Botanica 7: 22-23 (1942) by K.Hoffmann. Example of Names Published: Acalypha buddlejifolia Pax & K.Hoffm., Pflanzenr. (Engler) IV.147, xvi: 113 (1924).
ASA Botanist ID181570 botanist
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/3f557c9b-c23f-47da-a37c-4df88fcd47ef
Variant nameKäthe Hoffmann
Variant nameHoffmann, Kaethe
Author nameK. Hoffmann
B & P Author Abbrev.K.Hoffm.
Standard/Label NameK. Hoffmann
Full NameHoffmann, Käthe
Geography AuthorGermany
Specialty AuthorSpermatophytes
Citation as AuthorAuthors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Death year in: Ber. Deutsch. Botan. Ges. 74(2): 53. 1961 (via Stefan Dressler; FR)
Member of teams/groups
Collector Teams:Pax & K. Hoffmann  K. Hoffmann, F. H. Chen & C. M. Hu  Pax & K. Hoffmann 
Author Teams:Pax & K. Hoffmann  K. Hoffmann, F. H. Chen & C. M. Hu  Pax & K. Hoffmann 

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