author
H. (Heinrich) Schenck
1860–1927
A German botanist and university teacher, he studied how plants are built and how they adapt to different environments. His work ranged from plant anatomy to tropical vegetation, helping shape botanical research in Germany around the turn of the twentieth century.
1 Audiobook
Lehrbuch der Botanik für Hochschulen
by Eduard Strasburger, Fritz Noll, H. (Heinrich) Schenck, A. F. W. (Andreas Franz Wilhelm) Schimper
About the author
Born in Siegen on January 31, 1860, Johann Heinrich Rudolf Schenck studied natural sciences in Bonn and Berlin before returning to Bonn, where he worked with the botanist Eduard Strasburger. He later became a professor at the Technical University of Darmstadt and directed the Darmstadt Botanical Garden.
Schenck is remembered for research in plant morphology, anatomy, and ecology. He wrote on topics such as lianas, epiphytes, and the vegetation of Brazil and the Canary Islands, and he also helped edit scientific work connected with Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper.
His botanical author abbreviation is Schenck, the standard form used to credit him in plant names. He died in Darmstadt on June 25, 1927.