Christoph Friedrich Otto

Christoph Friedrich Otto (4 December 1783–7 December 1856) was a German gardener and botanist.^[1] He was born in Schneeberg, Saxony. From 1805 to 1843 he was inspector of the Botanical Garden in Berlin. Together with Albert Gottfried Dietrich he edited the Allgemeinen Gartenzeitung from 1833 until his death in 1856 in Berlin.

The genus of plants Ottoa H.B.K. is named after him.

The standard author abbreviation Otto is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[2]

References

1. ^ Robert Zander (1984). Fritz Encke, Günther Buchheim, Siegmund Seybold. ed. Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. 13. Stuttgart: Ulmer Verlag. ISBN 3800150425. 
2. ^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do. 

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Name	Otto, Christoph Friedrich
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Date of birth	1783
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Date of death	1856
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