Anton Karl Schindler (15 August 1879 in

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– 1964) was a German dentist and

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. He studied botany at the universities of

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and Halle, receiving his doctorate at

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in 1904. From 1905 to 1910 he conducted botanical research in China, during which time he also taught classes in natural sciences at

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and in

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. Afterwards, he returned to Germany, and spent several years as a schoolteacher in

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, Posen and

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. From 1925 to 1929 he studied dentistry, then worked as a dentist in the communities of

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(1929–32) and Döberitz (1932–56). In retirement he lived in

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. In 1906, botanist

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published '' Schindleria'', which is a genus of

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s from South America, in the family

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. It was named in Anton Karl Schindler's honour.

Selected works

* ''Die Abtrennung der Hippuridaceen von den Halorrhagaceen'', 1904 – The separation of Hippuridaceae from

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. * ''Halorrhagaceae'', 1905 – Haloragaceae. * ''Botanische Streifzüge in den Bergen von Ost-China'', 1912 – Botanical journeys in the mountains of eastern China. * ''Das Genus Pseudarthria'' Wight et Arn, 1914 – The genus ''

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'' (

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) * ''Desmodiinae novae'', 1916 – New Desmodiinae. * ''Die Desmodiinen in der botanischen Literatur nach Linné'', 1928 – Desmodiinae in the botanical literature according to

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. * ''Der Garten und seine Jahreszeiten'', 1929 (with Paul Kache) – The garden and its seasons.WorldCat Search
published works

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schindler, Anton Karl 1879 births 1964 deaths Scientists from Bremen (city) University of Halle alumni University of Strasbourg alumni University of Göttingen alumni 20th-century German botanists 20th-century German dentists