> [!cite] BHL link: this entry starts at [page 189](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33189660) of TL-2 Vol. IV > Author links: [IPNI](https://www.ipni.org/a/7563-1) LSID 7563-1, [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53623) QID Q53623 > Support pages: [[Abbreviations|abbreviations]], [[Layout key|layout key]], [[Cite TL-2|cite TL-2]] ### Author Peter, \[Gustav\] Albert (1853-1937), German (Prussian) botanist; Dr. phil. Königsberg 1874; private tutor at München 1874-1884 and working with Nägeli on Hieracium; habil. München 1884; "Custos" at the botanical garden, München 1884-1888; professor of botany and director of the botanical garden Göttingen 1888-1923; in retirement working at a Flora von Deutsch-Ostafrika. **Abbreviated name**: *Peter* \[standard form in IPNI: *Peter*\] #### Herbarium and types [[Collection GOET|GOET]]; collections from Africa 1913-1918, 1925-1926, however, at [[Collection B|B]] (extant); other material at [[Collection BERN|BERN]], [[Collection BM|BM]], [[Collection BR|BR]], [[Collection C|C]], [[Collection CGE|CGE]], [[Collection CORD|CORD]], [[Collection E|E]], [[Collection G|G]], [[Collection H|H]], [[Collection L|L]], [[Collection MANCH|MANCH]], [[Collection S|S]], [[Collection US|US]], [[Collection W|W]], [[Collection WRSL|WRSL]]. *Exsiccatae*: *Hieracia Naegelianae exsiccatae*, with C. von Naegeli, cent., nos. 1-400, München 1884-1886 (sets e.g. at [[Collection BERN|BERN]], [[Collection BM|BM]], [[Collection BP|BP]], [[Collection CGE|CGE]], [[Collection CORD|CORD]], [[Collection G|G]], [[Collection GOET|GOET]], [[Collection H|H]], [[Collection K|K]], [[Collection L|L]], [[Collection LE|LE]], [[Collection PRC|PRC]], [[Collection S|S]], [[Collection W|W]]; sets 1-3 publ. Sep 1884), set 1 published Oct 1884; for a description see Bot. Centralbl. 19: 185. 1884 and Bot. Zeit. 42: 527-528. 1884 (1-3) and 44: 660-661. 1886 (cent. 4). This series contains e.g. material supplied by G. J. Mendel. – Some letters at [[Collection G|G]]. #### Bibliography and biography AG 12(1); 153; Barnhart 3: 72; BFM no. 392; BJI 2: 45; BL 1: 57, 312; BM 4: 1553; Bossert p. 307; CSP 10: 1036, 12: 569, 17: 813; De Toni 1: xcvii; DTS 1: 223; Hegi 6(2): 1214; Herder p. 304; Hortus 3: 1201 (Peter); IF suppl. 3: 216; IH 1(ed. 6): 362, (ed. 7): 339, 2: (in press); Jackson p. 88, 90; Kew 4: 282; Kleppa p. 243; LS 37861; Morren ed. 10, p. 18; Rehder 5: 663; TL-2/6618, see K.A.O. Hoffmann, G. J. Mendel, C.W. Nägeli; Tucker 1: 551; Urban-Berl. p. 382; Zander ed. 10, p. 701, ed. 11, p. 799. #### Biofile - Anon., Bot. Centralbl. 18: 288. 1884 (habil. München), 34: 159. 1888 (to Göttingen), 41: 336. 1890 (member Kgl. Ges. Wiss., Göttingen), 114: 496. 1910 (Geheimrat); Bot. Zeit. 36: 798. 1878 (replaces A. Engler as curator at München), 42: 463. 1884 (habil. München), 46: 273. 1888 (app. Göttingen), 68: 208. 1910 (Geh. Regierungsdrat); Flora 61: 544. 1878 (app. München); Gard. Chron. ser. 3. 102: 385. 1937 (obit.); Hedwigia 27: 180. 1888 (app. Göttingen), 50: (193). 1910 (Geheimrat), 78: (74). 1938 (d. 4 Oct 1937); Mycol. Centralbl. 2(6): 319. 1912 (jubilee), 4(6): 319. 1914 (plans to return to Germany), 5(6): 307. 1915 (stranded in Africa because of war); Nachr. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen, Jahresber. 1937/38: 6-9. 1938 (obit.); Nat. Nov. 10: 149. 1888 (succeeds Solms-Laubach at Göttingen); Österr. bot. Z. 29: 34. 1879 (appointment "Custos"), 38: 218. 1888 (app. Göttingen), 42: 95. 1891 (announcement; 100 nos. planned); 87: 80. 1938 (d. 4 Oct 1937). - Beck, G., Bot. Centralbl. 34: 150. 1888 (Hierac. naegel. exsicc. at W). - Gager, C.S., Brooklyn Bot. Gard. Rec. 27(3): 227. 1938 (dir. bot. gard. Göttingen). - Engler, A., ed., Bot. Jahrb. 9 (Beibl. 22): I. 1888 (accepts Göttingen "nachdem einige andere Botaniker... abgelehnt hatten"). - Focke, W.O., Bot. Zeit. 43: 442-447. 10 Jul 1885 (rev. *Hierac. Mitteleurop.*). - Hedge, I.C. & J.M. Lamond, Index coll. Edinb. herb. 118. 1970. - Hiepko, P., Willdenowia 8(2): 393. 1978 (duplicates extant in B). - Iltis, H., Life of Mendel ed. 2. 182, 197, 202. 1966. - Peter, G.A., Bot. Jahrb. 5: 203-238.4 Mar 1884, 239-286. 16 Mai 1884, 448-496. 5 Sep 1884, 6: 111-136. 30 Dec 1884 (his first treatise on Hieracium sect. Pilos.); Bot. Zeit. 42: 527-528. 15 Aug 1884 (cent. 1-3), 44: 660-667. 24 Sep 1886 (cent. 4). - Pilger, R., Mitt. Bot. Gart. Mus. Berlin-Dahlem 1 (1):15, 17, 18. 1953 (herb. at B for the greater part extant). - Schmucker, Th., Ber. deut. bot. Ges. 56: (203)-(213). 1938 (obit., portr., bibl., b. 21 Aug 1853, d. 4 Oct 1937). - Seeland, H., Mitt. Herrn. Roemer-Mus. Hildesheim 40: 43, 44, 46. 1936 (on Peter and A. Schlauter). - Szymkiewicz, D., Bibl. Fl. Polsk. 113. 1925. - Verdoorn, F., ed., Chron. bot. 4: 266, 271. 1938 (portr.). #### Composite works - (1) C. von Naegeli und A. Peter, *Die Hieracien Mittel-Europas* (1885), see von Naegeli. - (2) *Hieracium, in* Potonié, Ill. Fl. N. Mitt. Deutschl. ed. 3, p. 449-465. 1887 (Bot. Centralbl. 18-22 Apr., reprint). - (3) EP, *Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien*, ed. 1: (a) *Convolvulaceae*, in 4(3A): 1-40. Dec 1891; Nachtr. p. 375-377. Dec 1897. (b) *Polemoniaceae*, in 4(3A): 41-48. Dec 1891, 49-53. Jun 1893; p. 377. Dec 1897. (c) *Hydrophyllaceae*, in 4(3A): 54-71. Jun 1893; Nachtr. p. 377. Dec 1897. (d) *Hieracium*, in 4(5): 375-387. 22 Mai 1894. - (4) Editor, *Botanische Zeitung* 67-68, 1909-1910. #### Eponymy *Peterodendron* Sleumer (1936). *Note*: *Peteria* A. Gray (1852) was dedicated to Dr. Robert Peter (1805-1894), English-born American botanist; *Peteria* Rafinesque (1820) is an *orth. var.* of *Petesia* P. Browne (1756). #### Botanische wandtafeln coloured plates (71 × 90.5 cm) with accompanying text, Cassel 1892-1914. Part of the original drawings are still at GOET (inf. G. Wagenitz). |Plates |dates Bot. Zeit. \[ÖbZ\], \[B.C.\] |Nat. Nov.| |--- |--- |--- | |1-2 |24 Jun 1892 |Jul(1) 1892| |3-5 |1 Mar 1893 |Feb(1) 1893 rev. B.Z. 1 Jun 1897| |6-7 |\[ÖbZ Feb 1893\] |Mai(1) 1893| |\[6-11\] |\[ÖbZ Mai 1894\]| |8-9 | |Dec(2) 1893| |10-11 | |Jan(2) 1894| |12-14 | |Sep(2) 1894| |13 |16 Sep 1894| |15-16 |16 Feb 1895 |Nov(1) 1894| |18, 21 |16 Dec 1895 |Aug(2) 1895| |19, 22 |\[Bot. Centralbl. 27 Feb 1895\]| |23-30 | |Jan(2) 1901| |31-40 |\[Bot. Centralbl. 11 Sep 1901\] |Sep(1) 1901| |41-50 |1 Jun 1902 |Jan(2) 1902| |51-55 | |Mai(1) 1911| |56-60 | |Aug(1) 1912| |61-65 | |Oct(1) 1913, Sep(2) 1913| |66-70 | |Apr(1) 1914| |71-75 | |Dec(1, 2) 1914| *Ref*.: Engler, A., Bot. Jahrb. 16 (Lit.): 9-10. 1892 (rev.) (100 plates planned). - Kienitz-Gerloff, J.H.E.F., Bot. Zeit. 51(2): 171-172. 1893. ### Publications ##### n.7745 **Title** *Ueber spontane und künstliche Gartenbastarde der Gattung Hieracium* sect. *Piloselloidea*. Habilitationsschrift, der philosophischen Facultät der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität zu München vorgelegt von Dr. A. Peter. Leipzig \[Wilhelm Engelmann\] 1884. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Gartenbast. Hieracium*. **Notes** *Publ*.: Mar-Dec 1884, p. \[i\], \[203\]-286, \[h.t. on verso of p. 448\] \[448\]-496, \[111\]-136. *Copy*: G. – Partly preprinted from Bot. Jahrb. 5(2): 203-238, 4 Mar 1884, 5(3): 239-286. 6 Mai 1884, 5(5): 448-496. 5 Sep 1884, 6(2): 111-136. 30 Dec 1884. *Ref*.: Beck, G., Österr. bot. Z. 35: 104. 1885. ##### n.7746. Flora von Südhannover **Title** *Flora von Südhannover* nebst den angrenzenden Gebieten, umfassend: das südhannoversche Berg– und Hügelland, das Eichsfeld, das nördliche Hessen mit dem Reinhardswalde u. dem Meissner, das Harzgebirge nebst Vorland, das nordwestliche Thüringen und deren nächste Grenzgebiete... Göttingen (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht) 1901, 2 vols. Oct. (in fours). **Abbreviated title**: *Fl. Südhannover*. **Notes** *1*: Mar-Mai 1901 (p. xiv: Mar 1901; Nat. Nov. Jun(1) 1901; ÖbZ Mai-Jun 1901; Bot. Centralbl. 5 Jun 1901; Bot. Zeit. 16 Jun 1901), p. \[ii\]-xvi, \[1\]-323. *2*: Mar-Mai 1901 (Bot. Jahrb. 19 Nov 1901; Bot. Zeit. 16 Jun 1901; Nat. Nov. Jun(1) 1901; ÖbZ Mai-Jun 1901; Bot. Centralbl. 5 Jun 1901; Allg. bot. Z. 15 Jul 1901). Bestimmungstabellen, p. B1-B137, map. *Copies*: BR, G. *Ref*.: Appel, F.C.L.O., Bot. Centralbl. 87: 352-353. 1901. - Buchenau, F.G.P., Bot. Zeit. 59(2): 202-204. 1 Jul 1901. - Kneucker, A., Allg. bot. Z. 7: 136. 15 Jul 1901. - Matouschek, F., Bot. Centralbl. 89: 345-346. 1902. ##### n.7747. Wasserpflanzen und Sumpfgewächse in Deutsch-Ostafrika **Title** *Wasserpflanzen und Sumpfgewächse in Deutsch-Ostafrika*... Berlin (Weidmannsche Buchhandlung) 1928. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Wasserpfl. Deut.-Ostafr.* **Notes** *Publ*.: 1928 (mss. submitted 23 Mar 1928; Nat. Nov. Oct 1928), p. \[1\]-129, \[130\], *pl. 1-19. Copies*: BR, MO, NY, USDA. – Abh. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen, math.-phys. Kl., N.F. 13(2). 1928. *Ref*.: Engler, A., Bot. Jahrb. 62: 52-53. 1 Feb 1929. ##### n.7748. Flora von Deutsch-Ostafrika **Title** *Flora von Deutsch-Ostafrika* Zusammenstellung der in Deutsch-Ostafrika beobachteten farnartigen Gewächse und Blüthenpflanzen mit Literatur-Nachweisen, Angabe der Verbreitung auf der Erde und Bestimmungstabellen. Von Dr. Albert Peter (†)... unter Mitwirkung von Frl. Dr. Ingeborg Haeckel... und Dr. h.c. Georg Kükenthal... Dahlem bei Berlin (Selbstverlag des Herausgebers,...) 1929-1938. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: in Repertorium specierum novarum regni vegetabilis... \[ed. F. Fedde\], Beihefte, Band 40(1-2). (*Copies*: BR, U, US). |Vol. |Lieferung |pages |*plates* |dates| |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- | |1 |1 |1-144 |1-10 |1 Feb 1929| | |2 |145-208 |11-20 |15 Oct 1930| | |3 |209-336 |21-40 |10 Apr 1931| | |4 |337-384 |41-78 |31 Mar 1936| | |5 |385-416 |79-91 |10 Mai 1937| | |6 |417-540 |- |30 Jun 1938| |2 |1 |1-144 |1-20 |31 Jan 1932| | |2 |145-224 |21-40 |1 Nov 1932| | |3 |225-272 |41-44 |15 Apr 1938| *Plantarum novarum*, p. \[1\]-142, ib. 40(1) Anhang, \[1\]-112. 1 Feb 1929; p. 113-128. 31 Mar 1936; p. 137-142. 30 Jun 1938; P. 1-16. 31 Jan 1932; P. 17-32. 1 Nov 1932; p. 33-36. 15 Apr 1938.