Leopold Just (1841–91)

German botanist. Studied at Breslau (Wrocław) and Zurich; DPhil., Breslau, 1870. Assistant, Polytechnic of Karlsruhe, 1870; habilitated in botany, 1872; professor extraordinarius of agricultural chemistry and plant physiology, 1874; professor, 1877. Founded the Botanical Institute and Botanical Garden in Karlsruhe. Founder and editor, Botanischer Jahresbericht, 1873–85.