August Heintze
| August Heintze | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 September 1881 Skurup, Sweden |
| Died | 6 May 1941 (aged 59) Stockholm |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Alma mater | Lund University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Heintze |
(Sven) August Heintze (1881–1941) (sometimes spelled Heinze) was a Swedish botanist.
Heintze was born on September 26, 1881 to Fredrik and Kerstin (née Svensson) Heintze in Skurup, Skåne. He had a younger sister, Anna Maria (b. 1889). He enrolled as a student at Lund University in 1901. He graduated in 1906, and earned his doctorate in 1913. His first position was as a teacher at Uddevalla kommunalgymnasium. Heintze died on May 6, 1941 in Stockholm, and is buried in the Skurups Norra Kyrkogård ("Skurup's Northern Cemetery").
He is known for his work on the classification of cormophytes, particularly the Ranuculaceae family.
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