Engelbert Krauskopf (August 21, 1820 – July 11, 1881) was a German-American settler,gunsmith, and naturalist. Born inBendorf, Germany, he emigrated to the United States in 1846, and became a settler ofFredericksburg, Texas. He was trained as a cabinetmaker and gunsmith, and during theAmerican Civil War once made a gun barrel especially forRobert E. Lee.[1] He was also an inventor: when ammunition became scarce during the Civil War he and silversmith Adolph Lungkwitz developed a process for the manufacture ofgun-caps.[1] In 1872, he patented an improvement to athrottle valve stand with John M. Compant,[2] and one of his last inventions was a microscope in the form of amagic lantern.[3][4] An amateur botanist, he described the speciesHesperaloe engelmannii (commonly known as Engelmann's red yucca).[1][5]The standardauthor abbreviationKrauskopf is used to indicate this person as the author whenciting abotanical name.[6]
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