 
Wilhelm Ludwig Petermann (3 November 1806 Leipzig – 27 January 1855 Hanover), was a German botanist and agrostologist, professor of philosophy and botany, and curator of the Herbarium at the University of Leipzig. ;templatestyles src="Botanist/styles.css"/ ;The standard author abbreviation Peterm. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. He is commemorated in the botanical genus "Petermannia" F.Muell.
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