Christian Ernst (Ernst) Stahl (1848–1919)

Alsatian-born German botanist. Received his doctorate in botany from Straßburg (Strasbourg), 1873. Julius Sachs’s assistant, Würzburg, 1874; habilitated, 1877. Professor extraordinarius of botany, Straßburg, 1880. Professor of botany and director of the botanic garden, Jena, 1881. Travelled to Java, where he collected mosses and liverworts, 1889–90; Mexico, 1894. Worked on various aspects of plant physiology, development, and ecology.