Friedrich Adalbert Maximilian Kuhn (3 December 1842 – 13 September 1894) was a German botanist, who specialized in the field of

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. He went by the name "Max," and his name was often written "Maximilian Friedrich Adalbert Kuhn." He studied natural sciences at

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, where his influences included

Alexander Braun Alexander Carl Heinrich Braun (10 May 1805 – 29 March 1877) was a German botanist from Regensburg, Bavaria. His research centered on the morphology of plants and was a very influential teacher who worked as a professor of botany at the univers ...

. While still a student, he took part in a botanical trip to the

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, under the direction of

Paul Friedrich August Ascherson Paul Friedrich August Ascherson (June 4, 1834 – March 6, 1913) was a German botanist. His author citation is ''Asch.'', although ''Aschers.'' has been used in the past. Ascherson was born in Berlin in 1834 as the son of health counsellor. In ...

. From 1870 onward, he taught classes at the ''Konigstadtische Realschule'' (later gymnasium) in Berlin. In 1889 he received the title of professor.ADB:Kuhn, Maximilian
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Following the death of

Georg Heinrich Mettenius Georg Heinrich Mettenius (24 November 1823 – 18 August 1866) was a German botanist born in Frankfurt am Main. He was son-in-law to botanist Alexander Braun (1805–1877). In 1845 he received his medical doctorate from the University of Heidelb ...

, he published his scientific legacy, ''Reliquiae Mettenianae'', in the 35th volume of ''Linnaea'' (1867–68).Torreya, Volumes 4-6
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Works by Kuhn

*Kuhn, Maximilian Friedrich Adalbert. ''Beitrage zur Mexicanischem Farnflora.'' Halle. 1869. *Kuhn, Maximilian Friedrich Adalbert. ''Filices Africanae.'' W. Engelmann, Lipsiae. 1868. i,233pp, 1 plate, 240 mm. *Kuhn, Maximilian Friedrich Adalbert. ''Filices Deckenianae.'' Typis Breitkopfii & Haertelii, Lipsiae. 1867. 2,26,(2)pp, 220 mm. *Kuhn, Maximilian Friedrich Adalbert. ''Filices Novarum Hebridarum.'' Wien. 1869.

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* ttps://archive.org/details/filicesafricana00kuhngoog - Maximilian Kuhn ''Filices africanae'' at the Internet Archive 19th-century German botanists German pteridologists Scientists from Berlin 1842 births 1894 deaths Botanists from the Kingdom of Prussia {{germany-botanist-stub