August Batsch

August Batsch
Born(1761-10-28)28 October 1761
Jena, Duchy of Saxe-Weimar, Holy Roman Empire
Died29 September 1802(1802-09-29) (aged 40)
Jena, Duchy of Saxe-Weimar, Holy Roman Empire
EducationUniversity of Jena
Known forFungi, Taxonomy
Scientific career
FieldsBotany, Medicine
WorkplacesUniversity of Jena
Doctoral students
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Batsch

August Johann Georg Karl Batsch (28 October 1761 – 29 September 1802) was a German naturalist. He was a recognised authority on mushrooms, and also described new species of ferns, bryophytes, and seed plants.

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