Klaus Kubitzki

Klaus Kubitzki (3 May 1933 – 5 December 2022) was a German botanist. He was Emeritus professor in the University of Hamburg, at the Herbarium Hamburgense. He is known for his work on the systematics and biogeography of the angiosperms, particularly those of the Neotropics, and also the floristic record of the Tertiary era. His plant systematic work is referred to as the Kubitzki system. He was a member of the American Society of Plant Taxonomists.

Klaus Kubitzki
Born(1933-05-03)3 May 1933
Niesky, Upper Lusatia
Died5 December 2022(2022-12-05) (aged 89)
NationalityGerman
Alma materKiel University
Known forKubitzki system
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
InstitutionsUniversity of Hamburg
Author abbrev. (botany)Kubitzki
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