page_title: Gustav Albert Peter
hierarchical_section_title: Gustav Albert Peter
caption_attribution_description: Albert Peter, Göttinger Botaniker, Gründer des Brockengartens
context_page_description: Gustav Albert Peter was a German botanist.
  In 1874 he received his doctorate from the University of Königsberg, and later on, worked as a curator at the botanical garden in Munich. From 1888 to 1923 he was a professor at the University of Göttingen, where he also served as director of the botanical garden.
  From 1913 he 1919 he collected plants in German South-West Africa, South Africa and especially German East Africa, then later in 1925/26 he was engaged in another botanical expedition in Africa. In 1936 his herbarium of roughly 50,000 plants was acquired by the Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum. The plant genus Peterodendron was named in his honor by Hermann Otto Sleumer.
  Peter's daughter Hedwig was married to Leo Rosenberg.
context_section_description: Gustav Albert Peter (21 August 1853, in Gumbinnen – 4 October 1937, in Göttingen) was a German botanist.
  In 1874 he received his doctorate from the University of Königsberg, and later on, worked as a curator at the botanical garden in Munich. From 1888 to 1923 he was a professor at the University of Göttingen, where he also served as director of the botanical garden.
  From 1913 he 1919 he collected plants in German South-West Africa, South Africa and especially German East Africa, then later in 1925/26 he was engaged in another botanical expedition in Africa. In 1936 his herbarium of roughly 50,000 plants was acquired by the Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum. The plant genus Peterodendron (family Achariaceae) was named in his honor by Hermann Otto Sleumer.
  Peter's daughter Hedwig was married to Leo Rosenberg.
caption: Albert Peter, Göttinger Botaniker, Gründer des Brockengartens
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