Georg Friedrich Kaulfuss (8 April 1786 – 9 December 1830) was a professor at Halle. He described the pteridophytes collected by Adelbert von Chamisso, and he named the fern Cibotium chamissoi after him. The genus Kaulfussia is named for Kaulfuss.The botanic garden; consisting of highly finished representations, etc. by Benjamin Maund
In 1816, he obtained his doctorate from the University of Halle, where in 1823, he became a full professor of botany.Lexikon deutschsprachiger Bryologen. Hauptbd., Band 1 (short biography in German).
Plants Named by Kaulfuss More than 200 plant names were published by Kaulfuss.Kaulfuss, Georg Friedrich (names) Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 01 Feb 2012 These include the genera:
Cochlidium
Balantium
Plant families named by Kaulfuss include: Marattiaceae Cyatheaceae
Works by Kaulfuss Kaulfuss, Georg Friedrich. Enumeratio Filicum. 1824.
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