"Oskar Alexander Richard Büttner (28 September 1858 – 1927) was a German botanist and mineralogist involved in the exploration of the Congo.
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the German Congo Expedition, and visited the Congo between 1884 and 1886. In 1890 he wrote Reisen im Kongolande about his travels. In 1890–91 he was in charge of a research station in Togo. Büttner was also interested in entomology.
Büttner is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of African lizard, Trachylepis buettneri.
The standard author abbreviation Büttner is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name." - (en.wikipedia.org 11.08.2021)
