Pehr Löfling
Pehr Löfling (born January 31, 1729 in Tollfors bruk , † February 22, 1756 in Venezuela ) was a Swedish botanist . Its official botanical author abbreviation is “ Loefl. "
Life
Pehr Löfling studied from 1743 at Uppsala University , where he was a student of Carl von Linné . In 1751 he went to Madrid , where he taught as a professor. From 1751 to 1753 he undertook botanical journeys on the Iberian Peninsula , and from 1754 to 1756 in northern South America . In 1756 he died of malaria at the "Murrecurri" (also "Merercuri") mission station in Venezuela .
Dedication names
The plant genus Loeflingia L. from the carnation family (Caryophyllaceae) and the genus Pehria Sprague from the loosestrife family (Lythraceae) have been named after him.
Fonts
- Iter Hispanicum, eller resa til Spanska Ländera uti Europa och America 1751-1756 . 1758 (published posthumously by Carl von Linné ; translated in 1766 by AB Kölpin under the title “Journey to the Spanish countries in Europe and America”).
supporting documents
- Robert Zander : Concise dictionary of plant names . Ed .: Fritz Encke, Günther Buchheim, Siegmund Seybold. 13th edition. Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-8001-5042-5 .
- Entry at linnaeus.nrm.se
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names . Extended Edition. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Free University Berlin Berlin 2018. [1]
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Pehr Löfling at the IPNI
- Correspondence between Pehr Löfling and Carl von Linné
- DA GEMMÆ ARBORUM, QUAS EX CONS. EXPERIENTISS. ET NOBILISS. [...] Dissertation by Pehr Löfling (digital copy, PDF; 7.51 MB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Löfling, Pehr |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 31, 1729 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tollfors bruk , Sweden |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 22, 1756 |
| Place of death | Venezuela |