Gustav Sennholz (5 March 1850 in Frankfurt am Main – 24 August 1895 in Vienna) was a German-Austrian gardener and horticulturist.
Following studies in Kassel (Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe), he was associated with the "Gärtnerlehranstalt" in Potsdam (1869–70). From 1874 to 1884, he worked as a gardener in Bockenheim, afterwards serving as munincipal gardener in Vienna (1884–1895).[1][2] From 1885 to 1888, he supervised construction of the city's "Türkenschanzpark".[3]
The orchid species Dactyloglossum sennholzii is named in his honor.[4][5]
Works involving Gustav Sennholz
- G. Sennholz; Berlin : Gebrüder Borntraeger, 1895, by Paul Wilhelm Magnus.[6]
References
- ↑ Biography in German @ Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950
- ↑ BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
- ↑ Wien.gv Türkenschanzpark
- ↑ IPNI Dactyloglossum × sennholzii
- ↑ PlantList Dactyloglossum sennholzii
- ↑ OCLC WorldCat Search G. Sennholz
- ↑ International Plant Names Index. Sennholz.
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