August Kanitz
Illustration — August Kanitz August Kanitz (25 April 1843, in Lugos – 12 July 1896, in Kolozsvár) was a Hungarian botanist. While a student at the University of Vienna he wrote Geschichte der Botanik in Ungarn (Hanover and Budapest, 1863), and soon after, Versuch einer Geschichte der Ungarischen Botanik (Halle, 1865). In 1866 he published a work on the flora of Slavonia, in 1877 he published a work on the flora of Montenegro, Bosnia, and Serbia and in 1879 one on that of Romania.
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August Kanitz
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- Born
- 1843. · Lugoj.
- Died
- 1896. · Cluj-Napoca.
- Nationality
- Hungary.
- Occupation
- botanist and writer.
- Fields
- botany, floristics and history of botany.
- Education
- University of Vienna.
- Languages
- Hungarian and German.
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For the last-named work he was elected (1880) a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and was made Knight of the Order of the Crown of Romania. He converted to Christianity. In 1872 Kanitz was appointed professor of botany at the Franz Joseph University.
August Kanitz studied at University of Vienna. The recorded working language is Hungarian and German. The field of work recorded is botany, floristics and history of botany. Employment is recorded with Babeș-Bolyai University.
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August Kanitz (25 April 1843 – 12 July 1896) was a botanist. August Kanitz was born on 25 April 1843 in Lugos (=Lugoj, Transylvanie). August Kanitz died on 12 July 1896 in Kolozsvár (=Cluj, Transylvanie).
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1843
August Kanitz born at Lugoj.
1896
August Kanitz died at Cluj-Napoca.
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- 1.Anton Peter Petri: Biographisches Lexikon des Banater Deutschtums, Marquartstein, 1992, ISBN 3-922046-76-2
- 2.biographien.ac.at, Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon
- 3.Internetquelle https://www.lincei.it/it/socio/kanitz-august Accademici: August Kanitz Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei 2026-07-01 it
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