Friedrich_Karl_Johann_Vaupel

Friedrich Karl Johann Vaupel

Friedrich Karl Johann Vaupel

German botanist (1876–1927)

Friedrich Karl Johann Vaupel ( 23 May 1876, Kreuznach – 4 May 1927, Berlin) was a German botanist who specialized in the study of cacti. He was the binomial authority of many species within the family Cactaceae.[1]

He studied medicine and natural sciences in Berlin, Heidelberg and Munich, obtaining his PhD in 1903 as a student of Karl Ritter von Goebel at Munich. While still a student, he participated in a scientific journey to Mexico and the West Indies (1899–1900). Following graduation, from 1903 to 1907, he was involved in an extended expedition to India, Australia and Samoa.[2]

In 1908 he began work as an assistant at the botanical museum in Berlin-Dahlem, where in 1921 he became a curator. In 1926 he was awarded with the title of professor. The genus Vaupelia was named in his honor by botanist August Brand (1863–1930).[2]

Published works

He was an editor of the multi-volume "Blühende Kakteen (Iconographia cactacearum)", issued in 45 parts from 1900 to 1921. The project was originated by Karl Moritz Schumann in 1900, and continued by Max Gürke and Vaupel.[3] Other written efforts by Vaupel include:

  • Vier von Ule in Nordbrasilien und Peru gesammelte Kakteen, (1913).
  • Zeitschrift für Sukkulentenkunde, (editor).
  • Die Kakteen: Monographie der Cactaceae, (1925, 1926).[4]
The standard author abbreviation Vaupel is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    IPNI List of plants described & co-described by Vaupel.
  2. [2]
    Biodiversity Heritage Library Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
  3. [3]
    OCLC WorldCat Blühende Kakteen
  4. [4]
    Google Books publications
  5. [5]
    International Plant Names Index.  Vaupel.
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