death_place death_date birth_place influences nationality field birth_date known_for article_title author_abbrev_bot name alma_mater
berlin 1921 schöneiche , -lrb- neumarkt district , silesia -rrb- paul -lrb- pablo -rrb- günther lorentz german botany 1846 ferns , algae georg hans emmo wolfgang hieronymus
 hieron . georg hans emmo wolfgang hieronymus university of halle
georg hans emmo wolfgang hieronymus

georg hans emmo wolfgang hieronymus -lrb- 1846 -- 1921 -rrb- was a european botanist of german extraction .
he was born in silesia and died in berlin .
he began his career as a medical student in zürich and bern from 1868 to 1870 , but became interested in botany , instead .
he then studied at the university of halle , where he earned his doctorate in 1872 .
hieronymus was professor of botany in córdoba , argentina , from 1874 to 1883 .
while in south america , he investigated flora native to argentina , bolivia , brazil and uruguay .
he also lived in breslau , 1883 -- 1892 , and berlin , where he was curator of the botanic garden and botanic garden museum starting in 1892 .
he edited the botanical journal `` hedwigia '' for 28 years .
hieronymus ' specialty was in ferns and algae .
he was known for his plant collections in both central europe and in much of south america .
