Wilhelm Hofmeister
German biologist and botanist
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Wilhelm Friedrich Benedikt Hofmeister was a German biologist and botanist. He "stands as one of the true giants in the history of biology and belongs in the same pantheon as Darwin and Mendel." Wikipedia
Born: May 18, 1824, Leipzig, Germany
Died: January 12, 1877 (age 52 years), Lindenau, Leipzig, Germany
Known for: discovering the alternation of generations in plants
Nationality: German