August Gremli

August Gremli (15 March 1833 – 30 March 1899) was a Swiss physician and botanist born in Kreuzlingen.

He studied medicine in Berlin and Munich, and afterwards, trained as a pharmacist in Karlsruhe. From 1876, he worked as a curator in the herbarium of botanist Émile Burnat (1828-1920) in Nant, located near the town of Vevey. He died in Kreuzlingen on March 30, 1899.

Gremli published several works on Swiss flora, including Excursionsflora für die Schweiz (1867), a book that was later translated into English. In addition, he collaborated with Burnat on a number of essays involving flora from the Maritime Alps.

Selected publications

  • Excursionsflora für die Schweiz, 1867 (5th edition translated into English by Leonard W. Paitson as "The Flora of Switzerland" 1888)
  • Beiträge zur Flora der Schweiz (Contributions to the Flora of Switzerland), 1870
  • Neue Beiträge zur Flora der Schweiz (New Contributions to the Flora of Switzerland), 1880-1890

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