Friedrich August Körnicke

As a student he participated in numerous botanical field trips, and at the university was influenced by distinguished botanists that included Alexander Braun (1805–1877) and Johannes von Hanstein (1822–1880).

Afterwards he was successor to Julius Sachs (1832–1897) as professor of botany at the Agricultural Academy of Poppelsdorf in Bonn, a position he maintained until 1898.

At Bonn he conducted important investigations of agricultural crops, and performed systematic research involving improved varieties of grain.

With agricultural scientist Hugo Werner (1839–1912), he published a landmark textbook on grain cultivation called "Handbuch des Getreidebaues".

In addition to his work in agricultural science, he performed significant studies of flora found in the Rhineland.