Ernst Heinrich Georg Ule


Ernst Heinrich Georg Ule was a German botanist.

Biography

He was born on 12 March 1854 in Halle an der Saale to science writer Otto Eduard Vincenz Ule. His brother was geographer Wilhelm Ule.
Originally trained as a gardener, he emigrated to Brazil in 1883, where he worked as a private tutor and botanical collector. Subsequently, he served as a naturalista viajante at the National Museum in Rio de Janeiro, where he was appointed sub-director, and later director, of the museum's botanical department.
From 1900 to 1903 he was engaged in botanical research in the Amazonas region of Brazil, during which time, he also conducted botanical investigations in neighboring areas. After his return to Germany, he worked as a scientific assistant at the Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden and Museum.
He died on 15 July 1915.

Legacy

Ule has several botanical genera named in his honor, such as: