Eugenius Warming
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| Born | 3 November 1841 Mandø, Denmark |
| Died | 2 April 1924 (aged 82) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Known for | founding ecology plant life forms tropical botany |
| Awards | Commander 1st Degree of the Order of the Dannebrog Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Imperial Order of the Rose Erzherzog Rainer-Medaille, Kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien (1911) Great Linnean Medal in Gold |
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| Fields | Ecology |
| Workplaces | University of Copenhagen |
Doctoral students | Christen C. Raunkiær Wilhelm Johannsen Frederik Børgesen Morten Porsild Johannes Schmidt Olaf Hagerup Henning Eiler Petersen Carl Hansen Ostenfeld Ove Paulsen |
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Johannes Eugenius Bülow Warming (3 November 1841 – 2 April 1924), known as Eugen Warming, was a Danish botanist and a pioneering figure in the development of ecology. In 1895 Warming published Plantesamfund, often regarded as the first textbook (1895) on plant ecology, and he taught an early university course in ecology. Ecologist Robert J. Goodland wrote in 1975: "If one individual can be singled out to be honoured as the founder of ecology, Warming should gain precedence."
Warming wrote textbooks on botany, plant geography and ecology, which were widely read and translated into several languages. Notable works include Plantesamfund and Haandbog i den systematiske Botanik.