Karl Maximovich

Carl Johann Maximovich
Karl Maximovich
Born(1827-11-23)23 November 1827
Tula, Tula Governorate, Russian Empire
Died16 February 1891(1891-02-16) (aged 63)
St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
Occupations
  • Herbarium director
  • botanist
  • explorer
  • plant collector
Scientific career
Author abbrev. (botany)Maxim.

Carl Johann Maximowicz, or Karl Ivanovich Maximovich (Russian: Карл Иванович Максимович; 23 November 1827 – 16 February 1891) was a Russian botanist. Maximovich spent most of his life studying the flora of the countries he had visited in the Far East, and naming many new species. He worked at the Saint Petersburg Botanical Gardens from 1852 as curator of the herbarium collection, becoming Director in 1869.