Johann Christian Mikan
Johann Christian Mikan (born December 5, 1769 in Teplitz , † December 28, 1844 in Prague ) was a Habsburg - Bohemian , k. k. Austrian botanist and entomologist . Its official botanical author abbreviation is " JCMikan ".
He was the son of the Prague botany and chemistry professor Joseph Gottfried Mikan and, after taking lessons from his father, studied medicine at Charles University in Prague from 1793 . He received some initial descriptions of plants and insects very early on, and he gave lectures on natural history topics at the University of Prague from 1796. In 1800 he became a full professor of natural history. When his father retired in 1812, he also took over from these courses and became professor of botany at the medical-pharmaceutical faculty. In 1831 he retired for health reasons. For many years he was secretary of the Imperial and Royal Patriotic-Economic Society in Prague.
Mikan undertook a collecting trip to Malta, the Balearic Islands and Spain in 1811 and took part in the Austrian Expedition to Brazil in 1817/18, where he was initially commissioned to lead. However, his authoritarian attitude led to strong tensions, especially with Johann Natterer , so that Mikan was recalled in 1818. In the following years he dealt with their scientific processing.
He first described many new species such as the red-tipped lion tamarin . In 1834 he was elected a member of the Leopoldina .
Fonts
- Monographia Bombyliorum Bohemiæ, iconibus illustrata 1796
- Entomological observations, corrections, and discoveries 1797
- About sugar production from maple sap 1811
- Delectus Florae et Faunae Brasiliensis, 4 parts, 1820 to 1825.
- Children of my mood 1833 (representation of his travel experiences)
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Mikan, Johann Christian . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 18th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1868, pp. 263–265 ( digitized version ).
- Brigitte Hoppe: Mikan, Johann Christian. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 17, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1994, ISBN 3-428-00198-2 , p. 491 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Johann Nepomuk Druchsa : Johann Christian Mikan. In: Cypressen: biographies of the personalities who died in Prague in the last decade, edited from documents, Volume I, VI. Notebook. Prague 1854, pp. 149-174 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Mikan, Johann Christian (1769–1844), botanist and entomologist. ÖBL 1815-1950 , Vol. 6 (Lfg. 28, 1974), p. 280
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Johann Christian Mikan at the IPNI
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mikan, Johann Christian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | JCMikan (botanical author abbreviation) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian botanist and entomologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 5, 1769 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Teplitz |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 28, 1844 |
| Place of death | Prague |