Hermann Wendland was a German botanist and gardener.
He was a noted authority on the family Arecaceae, on which he published a major monograph which formed the basis for the modern classification of the family, including many of the generic names... Wikipedia
Born: October 11, 1825, Herrenhausen, Hanover, Germany
Died: January 12, 1903 (age 77 years), Hanover, Germany
Parents: Heinrich Wendland