Anton Hansgirg (June 16, 1854, in Prague – February 15, 1917, in Vienna) was a Bohemian-born Austrian phycologist who described several new species of red algae, green algae, and cryptophytes, in Austria-Hungary between 1880 and 1905.
[1] Hansgirg studied from 1872 to 1876 at Charles University and passed in 1876 the teaching examination for secondary schools.
In 1895 he went on a study trip to Buitenzorg in the Dutch East Indies.
His most important research is in phycology, in which he described many new species and published many valuable insights.
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