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Friedrich Ehrendorfer (26 July 1927 – 28 November 2023) was an Austrian botanist who was
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of
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at the Department of Botany and
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,
University of Vienna The University of Vienna (, ) is a public university, public research university in Vienna, Austria. Founded by Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria, Duke Rudolph IV in 1365, it is the oldest university in the German-speaking world and among the largest ...
. He was an honorary member of the
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. For several years, he co-authored one of the leading university text-books in botany ( Strasburger). Born in
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on 26 July 1927, he died in Vienna on 28 November 2023, at the age of 96.


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1927 births 2023 deaths Botanists active in Europe Scientists from Vienna {{Austria-botanist-stub