Wilhelm Gerhard Walpers

Wilhelm Gerhard Walpers
Born26 December 1816
Mühlhausen, Germany
Died18 June 1853(1853-06-18) (aged 36)
Berlin, Germany
Alma materUniversity of Greifswald
University of Breslau
Known forRepertorium botanices systematicæ
Notable workRepertorium botanices systematicæ (1842-1847)
Scientific career
FieldsBotany

Wilhelm Gerhard Walpers (26 December 1816 in Mühlhausen – 18 June 1853 in Berlin) was a German botanist. This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation Walp. when citing a botanical name.

He received his education at the Universities of Greifswald and Breslau, earning his habilitation in 1848 at Berlin. He died on 18 June 1853 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The plant genus Walpersia (synonym Phyllota) is named after him.

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