Alexander von Bunge

Alexander von Bunge
Lithograph by Eduard Hau, 1839
Born6 October 1803
Kiev, Russian Empire
Died18 July 1890(1890-07-18) (aged 86)
EducationImperial University of Dorpat
ChildrenGustav
Alexander
Parents
  • Andreas Theodor von Bunge (father)
  • Elisabeth von Bunge (mother)
RelativesFriedrich Georg von Bunge (brother)
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
InstitutionsImperial University of Dorpat
Kazan University
Thesis De relatione methodi plantarum naturalis in vires vegetabilium medicalis
Author abbrev. (botany)Bunge

Alexander Georg von Bunge (Russian: Алекса́ндр Андре́евич Бу́нге; 6 October [O.S. 24 September] 1803 – 18 July [O.S. 6 July] 1890) was a Russian botanist. He is best remembered for scientific expeditions into Asia and especially Siberia.