Urs Eggli

Urs Eggli
Eggli in 2015
Born(1959-02-11)February 11, 1959
near Zürich, Switzerland
Alma materUniversity of Zurich
Known forSystematics and nomenclature of succulent plants and Cactaceae
Scientific career
FieldsBotany, Plant systematics
InstitutionsSucculent Collection Zurich

Urs Eggli (born 11 February 1959) is a Swiss botanist and non-fiction author specializing in succulent plants, particularly cacti. Since 1986, he has worked as a scientific staff member at the Succulent Collection Zurich, a specialized department of Grün Stadt Zürich.