Hermann Christ

{{Short description|Swiss botanist (1833–1933)}}

{{Infobox scientist

| name = Konrad Hermann Heinrich Christ

|image = Konrad Hermann Heinrich Christ (Universidade de Coimbra).png

|caption = Portrait photograph of Hermann Christ, University of Coimbra

| other_names = H. Christ

| birth_date = {{birth date|1833|12|12}}

| birth_place = Basel, Switzerland

| death_date = {{death date and age|1933|11|23|1833|12|12}}

| death_place = Riehen, Switzerland

| fields = Pteridology (ferns), Plant geography, Systematics, History of botany

| workplaces = Basel (lawyer and notary)

| alma_mater = University of Basel
University of Berlin

| thesis_year = 1856

| known_for = Specializing in pteridology; extensive publications on plant geography, systematics, and history of botany

| author_abbrev_bot = Christ

}}

Konrad Hermann Heinrich Christ (12 December 1833, in Basel – 23 November 1933, in Riehen), often known in citations as just "Christ" or "H. Christ", was a Swiss botanist who specialized in pteridology (ferns).

He studied law at the universities of Basel and Berlin, receiving his doctorate at Basel in 1856. From 1869 to 1908 he worked as a lawyer and notary in Basel. In his spare time and during retirement he engaged in botanical pursuits, publishing over 300 works on topics such as plant geography, systematics and history of botany.[http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/d/D28801.php Christ, Hermann] Historischen Lexikon der Schweiz[http://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.person.bm000001496 Christ, Konrad Hermann Heinrich (1833-1933)] JSTOR Global Plants

The fern genus Christella is named in his honour.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4ueqM7dgyj0C&q=Konrad+Christ+ferns&pg=PA85| page=85|title=Hawaiʻi's ferns and fern allies|author=Daniel Dooley Palmer| year=2003|publisher=University of Hawaii Press|isbn=0-8248-2522-5}}

{{Botanist|Christ|Christ, Konrad Hermann Heinrich}}