SolmsLaubachHzu

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Solms-Laubach, Hermann Graf zu

(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 1: Cyclopaedia of collectors)

Born: 1842, Laubach, Upper Hesse, Germany. Died: 1915, Strassburg, Germany.

career:

Private University teacher at Halle a/Saale, in 1872 appointed Professor of Botany at Strassburg, and in 1879 Director of the Botanic Garden at Göttingen and besides Professor of the university there; from 1888 till his superannuation in 1907, Professor at Strassburg again.

He paid a visit to Java (see below), making several provisional researches and collecting a considerable amount of material for later studies.¹

Author of several taxonomic papers, especially dealing with Rafflesiaceae.

He is commemorated in the genus Absolmsia Kuntze.

Collecting localities:

Java (Oct. 1883-March 1884). Staying 3 months at Buitenzorg,² collecting in the following localities in W. Java: G. Pantjar (Dec. 1, 1883), Tjibodas (Jan. 30, 1884).

collections:

Herb. Berl. [B]: Musci, Fungi and Hepaticae from Java (coll. 1883-84), 27 nos of siphonogams (pres. 1884-85), and material of Rafflesia (pres. 1892); numerous nos for the Show Mus. Berl. In Herb. Brit. Mus. [BM]: cryptogams (pres. 1894) (from ? Java); Herb. Lindemann (U.S.S.R. [LECB]): 10 dupl. (no provenance mentioned); Herb. Leiden [L]: Musci from Java.

literature:

(1) cf. Ann. Jard. Bot. Buit. 45, 1935, p. 11, 70, 76, 91, 107.
(2) H. zu Solms-Laubach: ‘Der botanische Garten zu Buitenzorg’ (Bot. Zeitung 42, 1884, p. 753-761, 769-780, 785-791).

biographical data:

Ber. D.B.G. 33, 1915, p. (95)-(112); Nachr. k. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 1916, p. 57-70; Bibliogr. in Proc. Linn. Soc. Lond. 1916/ 17, p. 67-71; Backer, Verkl. Woordenb., 1936.

	Career Collecting localities Collections Literature Biographical data
	Solms-Laubach, Hermann Graf zu
	(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 1: Cyclopaedia of collectors)
	Born: 1842, Laubach, Upper Hesse, Germany. Died: 1915, Strassburg, Germany.
	career: Private University teacher at Halle a/Saale, in 1872 appointed Professor of Botany at Strassburg, and in 1879 Director of the Botanic Garden at Göttingen and besides Professor of the university there; from 1888 till his superannuation in 1907, Professor at Strassburg again. He paid a visit to Java (see below), making several provisional researches and collecting a considerable amount of material for later studies.¹ Author of several taxonomic papers, especially dealing with Rafflesiaceae. He is commemorated in the genus Absolmsia Kuntze.
	Collecting localities: Java (Oct. 1883-March 1884). Staying 3 months at Buitenzorg,² collecting in the following localities in W. Java: G. Pantjar (Dec. 1, 1883), Tjibodas (Jan. 30, 1884).
	collections: Herb. Berl. [B]: Musci, Fungi and Hepaticae from Java (coll. 1883-84), 27 nos of siphonogams (pres. 1884-85), and material of Rafflesia (pres. 1892); numerous nos for the Show Mus. Berl. In Herb. Brit. Mus. [BM]: cryptogams (pres. 1894) (from ? Java); Herb. Lindemann (U.S.S.R. [LECB]): 10 dupl. (no provenance mentioned); Herb. Leiden [L]: Musci from Java.
	literature: (1) cf. Ann. Jard. Bot. Buit. 45, 1935, p. 11, 70, 76, 91, 107. (2) H. zu Solms-Laubach: ‘Der botanische Garten zu Buitenzorg’ (Bot. Zeitung 42, 1884, p. 753-761, 769-780, 785-791).
	biographical data: Ber. D.B.G. 33, 1915, p. (95)-(112); Nachr. k. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 1916, p. 57-70; Bibliogr. in Proc. Linn. Soc. Lond. 1916/ 17, p. 67-71; Backer, Verkl. Woordenb., 1936.