Henriette Kohlrausch
Henriette Kohlrausch | |
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| Born | Henriette Eichmann 12 July 1781 |
| Died | 7 November 1842 (aged 61) Hanover |
| Resting place | Alter St.-Nikolai-Friedhof |
| Known for | transcribing Alexander von Humboldt's Kosmos lectures |
| Spouse | Heinrich Kohlrausch (1780 - 1826) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | botany |
Henriette Kohlrausch (12 July 1781 – 7 November 1842) nèe Eichmann was a German botanist and naturalist known for transcribing Alexander von Humbolt's "Kosmos" lectures.[1][2]
In recognition of her contributions to his work Flora Berolinensis, Carl Sigismund Kunth, in 1838, named the plant genus Kohlrauschia in her honour.[3] This genus name has subsequently been synonymised with the genus Petrorhagia.[4] During her lifetime Kohlrausch was also the lady-in-waiting to the Queen of Hanover, Duchess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.[5]
Family
[edit]Henriette Kohlrausch was the daughter of Johann Wilhelm Eichmann, the Privy Councillor of Finance. She obtained an education and was particularly interested in botany. In 1815 she married Heinrich Kolrausch, the Privy Senior Medical Councillor.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Humboldt, Alexander von; Kohlrausch, Henriette (2019). Kassung, Christian; Thomas, Christian (eds.). Die Kosmos-Vorlesung an der Berliner Sing-Akademie. insel taschenbuch. Sing-Akademie zu Berlin (Erste Auflage, Originalausgabe ed.). Berlin: Insel Verlag. ISBN 978-3-458-36419-1.
- ^ Stiftung, Gerda Henkel. "Alexander von Humboldt, Henriette Kohlrausch: Die Kosmos-Vorlesung an der Berliner Sing-Akademie | L.I.S.A. WISSENSCHAFTSPORTAL GERDA HENKEL STIFTUNG". L.I.S.A. WISSENSCHAFTSPORTAL GERDA HENKEL STIFTUNG (in German). Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "Henriette Kohlrausch – Humboldts unbekannte Helferin – Genderblog". genderblog.hu-berlin.de. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "Kohlrauschia Kunth | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Henriette Kohlrausch". suhrkamp.de. 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
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