Heinrich Adolf Schrader (1 January 1767 in

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near

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– 22 October 1836 in

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) was a German

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and

mycologist Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi, including their taxonomy, genetics, biochemical properties, and use by humans. Fungi can be a source of tinder, food, traditional medicine, as well as entheogens, poison, and ...

. He studied medicine early in life. He named the Australian plant genus ''

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'' in 1797. In 1795 he received his medical doctorate from the

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, where in 1803 he became an associate professor to the medical faculty and director of the

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. In 1809 he attained the title of "full professor" at Göttingen, where he taught classes until his retirement. Among his better known publications are ''Nova genera plantarum'' (1797) and ''Flora germanica'' (1806). Schradere issued the

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''Systematische Sammlung cryptogamischer Gewächse'' (1896–1897). The plant genus ''

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'' is named in his honour. Schrader was elected a corresponding member of the

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in 1815.

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1767 births 1836 deaths 18th-century German botanists Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Academic staff of the University of Göttingen People from Hildesheim (district) 19th-century German botanists Mycologists {{Germany-botanist-stub

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