Otto Degener

Otto Degener (May 13, 1899 – January 16, 1988) was a botanist and conservationist who specialized in identifying plants of the Hawaiian Islands.[2] In 1932, Degener started the first book on Hawaiian plants published since that of William Hillebrand in 1888.[2] Degener was guest botanist on the second Cheng Ho expedition, which lasted from 1940 to 1941 and was sponsored by Anne Mills Archbold.During about eight months he collected over 2,000 specimens from Fijian plants, which were sent to Albert Charles Smith and other specialists in the United States.In 1949 Degener published a book describing his travels and experiences in the Fiji Islands.
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