Frederik Liebmann

Liebmann studied botany at the University of Copenhagen, although he never obtained a formal qualification.

He went on study tours of Germany and Norway before becoming lecturer at the Danish Royal Veterinary School in 1837.

In 1840 he travelled to Cuba and Mexico; on his return in 1845 he was appointed Professor of Botany at the University of Copenhagen.

He became Director of the university's Botanical Garden in 1852, a post he held until his death four years later.

Liebmann is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of Mexican snake, Chersodromus liebmanni.