Karl Heinrich Emil Koch (1809–79)

German botanist, dendrologist, and horticulturist. MD, University of Würzburg, 1833. DPhil., Jena, 1834, privat-dozent, 1834, professor extraordinarius, 1836. A member of two botanical expeditions to Asia, between 1838 and 1844. From 1847 Adjunkt at the Royal Botanic Garden, Berlin, where he was responsible for expanding the tree collection. Appointed director of the state nursery in Berlin, 1851. Founded a society for pomology and fruit cultivation in 1853. Published a series on Asian flora, and a major work on dendrology.