Karl Suessenguth


Karl Suessenguth was a German botanist.
He studied under Karl Ritter von Goebel at the University of Munich, where in 1927 he became a professor of botany. From 1927 to 1955 he was curator of the Botanische Staatssammlung München.
As a taxonomist, he classified many plants within the family Amaranthaceae. The botanical genera Suessenguthia and Suessenguthiella commemorate his name.

Written works

He was an editor of the multi-volume Illustrierte Flora von Mittel-Europa and the author of the following works: