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'''Alexander Eig''' (1894, near [[Minsk]], [[Belarus]] - 30 July 1938, [[Jerusalem]], [[Israel]]) was a [[botanist]], one of the first plant researchers in Israel, head of the department of [[Botany]] at the [[Hebrew University]] in [[Jerusalem]] and co-founder of the [[Jerusalem Botanical Gardens]] on [[Mount Scopus]].
{{Infobox scientist
| name = Alexander Eig
|image = Alexander Eig Profile Picture in his 20s.jpg
| birth_date ={{birth year|1894}}
| birth_place = [[Gomel]], [[Russian Empire]]
| death_date = 30 July {{death year and age|1938|1894}}
| death_place = [[ Jerusalem]], [[Mandatory Palestine]]
| nationality = [[Israelis|Israeli]]
| fields = [[Botany]]
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}}


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'''Alexander Eig''' ({{lang-he|אלכסנדר איג}} {{lang-be|Аляксандр Эйг}}; 1894 – 30 July 1938) was a [[botanist]], one of the first plant researchers in Israel, head of the department of [[Botany]] at the [[Hebrew University]] in [[Jerusalem]] and co-founder of the [[National Botanic Garden of Israel]] on [[Mount Scopus]] campus.
==Life==
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Born in Schedrin near Minsk, he used to wander in the forests and to join his family on hunting and fishing expeditions observing the plants around. At the age of 15 he immigrated to Palestine, where he became a student in "[[Mikveh Israel]]" agricultural school.


==Biography==
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In 1925 he was invited by [[Otto Warburg (botanist)|Otto Warburg]] to join the agricultural experimental station in Tel Aviv, where he worked with [[Michael Zohary]]. A year later, the unit moved to Jerusalem, and they joined the staff of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In that year he married Itta Faktorovsky, the sister of his closest friend and fellow botanist Elazar Faktorovsky.
[[File:Alexander Eig Laying the Groundwork for the Botanical Garden on Mount Scopus.jpg|thumb|250px|Alexander Eig planting the first tree in the National Botanic Garden of Israel - Mount Scopus 1931]]
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Alexander Eig was born in Schedrin near Minsk. He used to wander in the forests and join his family on hunting and fishing expeditions observing the plants around. At the age of 15 he [[aliyah|immigrated]] to [[Mandatory Palestine|Palestine]], where he became a student at [[Mikveh Israel]] agricultural school.
[[File:Alexander Eig and Eliezer Factory.jpg|thumb|Alexander Eig and Elazar Faktorovsky]]
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In 1925 he was invited by [[Otto Warburg (botanist)|Otto Warburg]] to join the agricultural experimental station in [[Tel Aviv]], where he worked with [[Michael Zohary]]. A year later, the unit moved to Jerusalem, and they joined the staff of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. That year he married Itta Faktorovsky, the sister of his closest friend and fellow botanist Elazar Faktorovsky.


On 1931 he graduated with his Ph.D., and founded the [[Jerusalem Botanical Gardens]] on Mount Scopus, together with Zohary and Naomi Feinbron. On 1932 he started teaching [[botany]]. Among his students were the brothers [[Aharon Katzir|Aaron]] and [[Ephraim Katzir]].
In 1931 he graduated with his [[Ph.D]]., and founded the [[National Botanic Garden of Israel|Botanic Garden]] on Mount Scopus, together with Zohary and [[Naomi Feinbrun-Dothan]].<ref>{{cite web | first=Eleanor | last=Atrakji | title=The Mount Scopus Botanical Garden for the Flora of Israel | date=6 July 2014 | url=http://www.botanic-garden.huji.ac.il/eng_history.htm | publisher=botanic-garden.huji.ac.il | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802225846/http://www.botanic-garden.huji.ac.il/eng_history.htm | archive-date=2014-08-02 | url-status=dead }}</ref> On 1932 he started teaching [[botany]]. Among his students were the brothers [[Aharon Katzir|Aaron]] and [[Ephraim Katzir]].


On 1937 he was invited by [[Yitzhak Ben-Zvi]] to testify before the [[Peel Commission]], on the question of whether the country could sustain a large population. He was later asked to prepare a map that would serve the arguments of the Zionist side in the international arena.
On 1937 he was invited by [[Yitzhak Ben-Zvi]] to testify before the [[Peel Commission]], on the question of whether the country could sustain a large population. He was later asked to prepare a map that would serve the arguments of the Zionist side in the international arena.


Eig died of [[cancer]] in 1938, at the age of less than 44 years. He was buried in the cemetery on the Mount of Olives;his gravestone bears the inscription "The creator of plant science in Israel." He was eulogized by [[Moshe Sharett]], [[Hugo Bergmann]], [[Judah Leon Magnes]] and [[Yitzhak Ben-Zvi]].
Eig died of [[cancer]] in 1938, at the age of less than 44 years. He was buried in the [[Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery]]. His gravestone bears the inscription "The creator of plant science in Israel." He was eulogized by [[Moshe Sharett]], [[Hugo Bergmann]], [[Judah Leon Magnes]] and [[Yitzhak Ben-Zvi]].


== Works ==
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{{botanist|Eig|Eig, Alexander}}
*{{cite book |last=Eig|first=Alexander|title=A contribution to the knowledge of the Flora of Palestine|date=1926|location=Tel-Aviv |language=en|oclc=917330167}}
*{{cite book |last=Eig|first=Alexander|title=A second contribution to the knowledge of the flora of Palestine|series=Bulletin (Zionist Organisation, Institute of Agriculture and Natural History), 6 |date=1927|location=Tel-Aviv |language=en|oclc=1004245180}}


==Taxonomic patronyms==
==Plants==
In honor of Alexander Eig, four [[Patronym (taxonomy)#Naming process|taxonomic patronyms]] were given in plants with names of genus, species and subspecies:
* ''[[Bellevalia eigii]]''
* ''[[Eigia|Eigia longistyla]]'' <small>(Eig) Soják </small><ref>{{cite book | last=Burkhardt | first=Lotte | title=Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition |trans-title=Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition | publisher=Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin | year=2018 | isbn=978-3-946292-26-5 | url=https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2018 |format=pdf |language=German |location=Berlin | doi=10.3372/epolist2018 | s2cid=187926901 |access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref>
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* ''[[Salvia eigii]]''
* ''[[Eigia longistyla]]''
* ''[[Bellevalia eigii]]'' {{small|Feinbrun}}
* ''[[Ornithogalum neurostegium]]'' subsp. ''eigii'' (Feinbrun) Feinbrun
* ''[[Poa eigii]]'' {{small|Feinbrun}}
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* ''[[Salvia eigii]]'' {{small|Zohary}}
* ''[[Ornithogalum neurostegium]]'' subsp. ''eigii'' ([[Naomi Feinbrun-Dothan|Feinbrun]]) Feinbrun

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==References==
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Latest revision as of 06:29, 23 April 2024

Alexander Eig
Born1894 (1894)
Gomel, Russian Empire
Died30 July 1938 (aged 43–44)
Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine
NationalityIsraeli
Scientific career
FieldsBotany

Alexander Eig (Hebrew: אלכסנדר איג Belarusian: Аляксандр Эйг; 1894 – 30 July 1938) was a botanist, one of the first plant researchers in Israel, head of the department of Botany at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and co-founder of the National Botanic Garden of Israel on Mount Scopus campus.

Biography[edit]

Alexander Eig planting the first tree in the National Botanic Garden of Israel - Mount Scopus 1931

Alexander Eig was born in Schedrin near Minsk. He used to wander in the forests and join his family on hunting and fishing expeditions observing the plants around. At the age of 15 he immigrated to Palestine, where he became a student at Mikveh Israel agricultural school.

Alexander Eig and Elazar Faktorovsky

In 1925 he was invited by Otto Warburg to join the agricultural experimental station in Tel Aviv, where he worked with Michael Zohary. A year later, the unit moved to Jerusalem, and they joined the staff of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. That year he married Itta Faktorovsky, the sister of his closest friend and fellow botanist Elazar Faktorovsky.

In 1931 he graduated with his Ph.D., and founded the Botanic Garden on Mount Scopus, together with Zohary and Naomi Feinbrun-Dothan.[1] On 1932 he started teaching botany. Among his students were the brothers Aaron and Ephraim Katzir.

On 1937 he was invited by Yitzhak Ben-Zvi to testify before the Peel Commission, on the question of whether the country could sustain a large population. He was later asked to prepare a map that would serve the arguments of the Zionist side in the international arena.

Eig died of cancer in 1938, at the age of less than 44 years. He was buried in the Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery. His gravestone bears the inscription "The creator of plant science in Israel." He was eulogized by Moshe Sharett, Hugo Bergmann, Judah Leon Magnes and Yitzhak Ben-Zvi.

Works[edit]

  • Eig, Alexander (1926). A contribution to the knowledge of the Flora of Palestine. Tel-Aviv. OCLC 917330167.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Eig, Alexander (1927). A second contribution to the knowledge of the flora of Palestine. Bulletin (Zionist Organisation, Institute of Agriculture and Natural History), 6. Tel-Aviv. OCLC 1004245180.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

Taxonomic patronyms[edit]

In honor of Alexander Eig, four taxonomic patronyms were given in plants with names of genus, species and subspecies:

The standard author abbreviation Eig is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Atrakji, Eleanor (6 July 2014). "The Mount Scopus Botanical Garden for the Flora of Israel". botanic-garden.huji.ac.il. Archived from the original on 2014-08-02.
  2. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Eig.
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