Ludwig Reichenbach

Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach
Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach
Born	(1793-01-08)8 January 1793 Leipzig, Germany
Died	17 March 1879(1879-03-17) (aged 86)
Nationality	German
Scientific career
Fields	botanist and ornithologist
Author abbrev. (botany)	Rchb.
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Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach (8 January 1793 – 17 March 1879) was a German botanist, ornithologist and illustrator. It was he who first requested Leopold Blaschka to make a set of glass marine invertebrate models for scientific education and museum showcasing, the successful commission giving rise to the creation of the Blaschkas' Glass sea creatures and, subsequently and indirectly, the more famous Glass Flowers.