Martin Heinrich Gustav Schwantes
German botanist (1881–1960)
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Martin Heinrich Gustav Schwantes (18 September 1881 – 17 November 1960) was a German archaeologist and botanist specialist of Aizoaceae (Mesembryanthemaceae).
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| Born | 18 September 1881 Bleckede |
| Died | 17 November 1960 (aged 79) Hamburg |
| Known for | Studies on Aizoaceae (Mesembryanthemaceae), Discovering the Duvensee paddle |
| Spouse | Astrid Schwantes |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Archaeology, Botany |
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Life and work
Schwantes was born in Bleckede and died in Hamburg.[citation needed]
The Duvensee paddle is the preserved part of a Mesolithic spade paddle, which was found during archaeological excavations of a Mesolithic dwelling area at Duvensee near Klinkrade (Herzogtum Lauenburg) Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, in 1926 by Schwantes.[citation needed]
Publications
- Deutschlands Urgeschichte (1908)
- "Die Gräber der ältesten Eisenzeit im östlichen Hannover", in: Prähistorische Zeitschrift, vol. 1 (1909), p. 140-162
- Die Bedeutung der Lyngby-Zivilisation für die Gliederung der Steinzeit (Hamburg, 1923)
- Führer durch Haithabu (1932)
- Zur Geschichte der nordischen Zivilisation (Hamburg: Evert, 1938)
- Die Geschichte Schleswig-Holsteins, vol. 1, Vorgeschichte Schleswig-Holsteins (1939)
- Geschichte Schleswig-Holsteins. Die Urgeschichte, vol. 1, part 1 (Neumünster, 1958)
- The Cultivation of the Mesembryanthemaceae (1953)
- Flowering Stones and Mid-Day Flowers (1957)
Tributes
The genus name Schwantesia is in honour of Gustav Schwantes. Astridia is a genus of plant named after Schwantes' wife, Astrid. Lithops schwantesii is a species name given as another tribute.[citation needed]
