Wilhelm Friedrich Benedikt (Wilhelm) Hofmeister (1824–77)

German botanist. Joined the family publishing, music, and bookshop business in 1841. Honorary doctor of philosophy, University of Rostock, for his work on the embryology of flowering plants, 1851. Professor of botany and director of the botanic garden, University of Heidelberg, 1863–72; professor of botany, University of Tübingen, 1872–6.