Eduard August von Regel

Eduard August von Regel (sometimes Edward von Regel or Edward de Regel or Édouard von Regel), Russian: Эдуард Август Фон Регель; (born August 13, 1815 in Gotha, died April 15, 1892 in St. Petersburg) was a German horticulturalist and botanist. He ended his career serving as the Director of the Russian Imperial Botanical Garden of St. Petersburg. As a result of naturalists and explorers sending back biological collections, Regel was able to describe and name many previously unknown species from frontiers around the world.

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Eduard August von Regel
Birth dateAugust 13, 1815
Birth place
Germany , Gotha
Date of deathApril 15, 1892
Place of death
Russia , Saint Petersburg

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