Campus Gotha, Gotha Research Library

"Perthes im Gespräch": On the life and work of the botanist Thaddäus Haenke

Date
17. Mar 2027, 17:00
Location
CG1 – Gotha Research Library (Friedenstein Castle Gotha)
Series
"Perthes im Gespräch"
Organizer
Gotha Research Library (FBG)
Speaker(s)
Professor em. Bernd Hill (Georgenthal)
Event type
Discussion/Forum
Event Language(s)
German
Audience
publicly

lecture as part of the "Perthes im Gespräch" series

Professor em. Bernd Hill (Georgenthal) presents the life and work of the botanist Thaddäus Haenke, who, alongside Alexander von Humboldt, was one of the most important explorers of South America around 1800.

Further information will follow.

The "Perthes im Gespräch" series provides updates on the progress of cataloguing the Gotha Perthes Collection, recent discoveries and ongoing projects through workshop reports and discussion sessions. Details on how to take part online will be announced in due course.

Contact:

Curator of the Perthes Collection
(Gotha Research Library)
Office hours
by arrangement
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