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Duchess Helene in Bavaria, 1859

Erich Correns (1821–1877) was a German portrait painter and lithographer.

Life

Correns was born at Cologne in 1821, and after studying jurisprudence at Bonn, went to the Academy at Munich, and became an accomplished portrait painter and lithographer. He was well known for the elegance of his portraits, his subjects including King Maximilian of Bavaria and his consort Queen Maria.[1]

He died at Munich in 1877.[1]

The botanist and geneticist Karl Erich Correns was his son.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Bryan 1886.
  2. ^ Daintith, [edited by] John (1994). Biographical encyclopedia of scientists (2. ed.). Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing. p. 182. ISBN 9780750302876. ((cite book)): |first= has generic name (help)

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