Johannes Vogel (botanist)

Johannes Christian Vogel FLS FAAAS (born 15 May 1963) is a German botanist, who since 1 February 2012 has been Director General of the Museum für Naturkunde and Professor of Biodiversity and Public Science at Humboldt University, both in Berlin.

[1] He previously held the post of Keeper of Botany at the Natural History Museum in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2012.

From 1982 to 1984 Vogel was a professional soldier in the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany.

In 2009/10 the family were part of a recreation of Darwin's voyage on the Beagle for the Dutch TV show Beagle: In Darwin's Wake[4] (Dutch: Beagle: In het kielzog van Darwin)[5] on board of the sailing ship Stad Amsterdam.

Vogel is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2010).