George Engelmann
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| Born | 2 February 1809 |
| Died | 4 February 1884 (aged 75) St. Louis, Missouri, USA |
| Education | University of Heidelberg, University of Berlin, University of Würzburg |
| Known for | Study of Phylloxera vastatrix |
| Spouse | Dorothea Horstmann |
| Children | George Julius Engelmann |
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| Fields | Botany |
| Thesis | De Antholysi Prodromus |
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George Engelmann, also known as Georg Engelmann, (2 February 1809 – 4 February 1884) was a German-American botanist. He was instrumental in describing the flora of the west of North America, then very poorly known to Europeans; he was particularly active in the Rocky Mountains and northern Mexico, one of his constant companions being another German-American, the botanical illustrator Paulus Roetter.