Gustav Sennholz

Gustav Sennholz (5 March 1850, Frankfurt am Main – 24 August 1895, Vienna) was a German-Austrian gardener and horticulturist.

Following studies in Kassel (Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe), he was associated with the "Gärtnerlehranstalt" in Potsdam (1869–70). From 1874 to 1884, he worked as a gardener in Bockenheim, afterwards serving as munincipal gardener in Vienna (1884–1895).[1][2] From 1885 to 1888, he supervised construction of the city's "Türkenschanzpark".[3]

The orchid species Dactyloglossum sennholzii is named in his honor.[4][5]

Works involving Gustav Sennholz

References

  1. ↑ Biography in German @ Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950
  2. ↑ BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
  3. ↑ Wien.gv Türkenschanzpark
  4. ↑ IPNI Dactyloglossum × sennholzii
  5. ↑ PlantList Dactyloglossum sennholzii
  6. ↑ OCLC WorldCat Search G. Sennholz
  7. ↑ IPNI.  Sennholz.
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