Karl Schliephacke (2 August 1834, Halberstadt – 3 June 1913, Blasewitz) was a German bryologist known for his studies of sphagnum mosses.
[2] From 1859 onward,[3] he worked in the lignite and mineral oil industries, of which, he is credited with the founding of several factories.
During his career as an industrialist he held positions in Jeziorki (Galicia), Rehmsdorf (near Zeitz), Upper Röblingen and in Waldau (1873–1898).
[4] He studied the local moss flora in the various areas in which he worked, and also conducted investigations of mosses during recreational excursions to the Alps.
[1] The moss genus Schliephackea (family Dicranaceae) was named in his honor by Karl Müller.