Wilhelm Hofmeister
German botanist
Died when: 52 years 239 days (631 months)Star Sign: Taurus
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Wilhelm Friedrich Benedikt Hofmeister (18 May 1824 – 12 January 1877) was a German biologist and botanist.He "stands as one of the true giants in the history of biology and belongs in the same pantheon as Darwin and Mendel." He was largely self-taught.
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