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| | Charles Sigismund Kunth |
 | | KUNTH, Charles Sigismund (koont), German botanist, born in Leipsic, 18 June, 1788; died there, 22 March, 1850. |
 | | From 1813 till 1819 Kunth devoted his time to classifying the plants that had been collected by Humboldt and Bonpland during their journey through America. |
 | | Returning to Berlin in 1820, he became professor of botany at the university, and vice president of the botanical garden, and in 1829 was elected member of the Academy of sciences of Berlin. |
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