Wilhelm Gerhard Walpers

Wilhelm Gerhard Walpers (26 December 1816 in Mühlhausen – 18 June 1853 in Berlin) was a German botanist. This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation Walp. when citing a botanical name.^[1]

Wilhelm Gerhard Walpers
Born	26 December 1816 Mühlhausen, Germany
Died	18 June 1853 Berlin, Germany
Alma mater	University of Greifswald University of Breslau
Known for	Repertorium botanices systematicæ
Notable work	Repertorium botanices systematicæ (1842-1847)
Scientific career
Fields	Botany

He received his education at the Universities of Greifswald and Breslau, earning his habilitation in 1848 at Berlin. He died on 18 June 1853 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.^[2]

The plant genus Walpersia (synonym Phyllota) is named after him.^[3][4]

Selected publications

• Repertorium botanices systematicæ (six volumes, 1842–1847).^[5]
• Walpers, Wilhelm Gerhard (1848–1868). Annales botanices systematicae (7 vols.) (in Latin). Leipzig. Retrieved 12 March 2016.