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Hans George Hornbostel
Botanist · 1927–1986
1,740 specimens, collected between 1903 and 1926 on 94 collecting days, now held in 5 departments.
On the labels as H.G. Hornbostel, Hans G. Hornbostel, Hornbostel, Hans Hornbostel, Hornbostel, Hans George, H G Hornbostel, H. Hornbostel, Hornbostel, H. G..
- Specimens
- 1,740
- Type specimens
- 13
- Years in the field
- 24
- Islands
- 8
- Species
- 451
- Identifications
- 0
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 1
Where Hornbostel collected
Specimens by decade
1900s1920s
Earliest: Moringua javanica, 1903 (Guam). Latest: Echidna nebulosa, 1926.
Named for Hornbostel
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Hornbostel. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.
From the field
