Eugenius Warming

Johannes Eugenius Bülow Warming (3 November 1841 – 2 April 1924), known as Eugen Warming, was a Danish botanist and a pioneering figure in the development of ecology. In 1895 Warming published Plantesamfund, often regarded as the first textbook (1895) on plant ecology, and he taught an early university course in ecology. Scholar R. J. Goodland wrote in 1975: “''If one individual can be singled out to be honoured as the founder of ecology, Warming should gain precedence''”.

Warming wrote a number of textbooks on botany, plant geography and ecology, which were widely read and translated to several languages. Notable works include ''Plantesamfund'' and ''Haandbog i den systematiske Botanik''.

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