SSC CPO 2019 PYQ — Question 69

SSC CPO Tier I - 12th December 2019 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q69

Which botanist is credited with creating one of the first widely used natural systems of plant classification?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct option is Option 2 i.e. August Wilhelm Eichler

August Wilhelm Eichler August Wilhelm Eichler, also known under his Latinized name, Augustus Guilielmus Eichler, was a German botanist who developed a new system of classification of plants to reflect the concept of evolution. 
  His author abbreviation in botany is Eichler.