Carl Ludwig Blume | |
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| Born | 9 June 1796 |
| Died | 3 February 1862 (1862-02-04) (aged 65) |
| Other names | Karl Ludwig von Blume, Karel Lodewijk Blume |
| Awards | Foreign member of theRoyal Swedish Academy of Sciences |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany,Entomology |
| Institutions | Bogor Botanical Gardens, Java; Rijksherbarium, Leiden |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Blume |
Charles Ludwig de Blume orKarl Ludwig von Blume (9 June 1796 – 3 February 1862) was a German-Dutch botanist.The standardauthor abbreviationBlume is used to indicate this person as the author whenciting abotanical name.[1]
He was born atBraunschweig in Germany, but studied atLeiden University and spent his professional life working in theDutch East Indies and in the Netherlands, where he was Director of the Rijksherbarium (stateherbarium) at Leiden. His name is sometimes given in the Dutch language formKarel Lodewijk Blume, but the original German spelling is the one most widely used in botanical texts: even then there is confusion, as he is sometimes referred to as K.L. Blume (from Karl).
He carried out extensive studies of the flora of southern Asia, particularly in Java, then a colony of the Netherlands. From 1823 to 1826 Blume was Deputy Director of Agriculture at theBogor Botanical Gardens in Java. In 1827 he became correspondent of theRoyal Institute of the Netherlands.[2] In 1855, he was elected a foreign member of theRoyal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
He planned, together withPhilipp Franz von Siebold (1796–1866), the foundation of the "Koninklijke Nederlandsche Maatschappij tot aanmoediging van den Tuinbouw". (Royal Dutch Society for the Advancement of Horticulture). This was carried to fruition in 1842.[3]
Thebotanical journalBlumea is named after him.
He was also anentomologist.[4]
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