Andreas Voss (writer)
Andreas Voss (born March 12, 1857 in Syke near Bremen ; † April 9, 1924 in Heiligendamm ) was a German horticultural writer. Its official botanical author abbreviation is " Voss ".
Live and act
Voss worked as a gardener in Hildesheim and Göttingen. He was the editor of the 3rd edition of Vilmorin's flower gardening (1894-1896) and wrote the text together with August Siebert . He wrote the work Botanical Aid and Dictionary , 6th edition 1922. He also wrote International Uniform Plant Names , 1903 and Der Botanikerspiegel 1916.
Honor taxon
In his honor, Carl Ernst Otto Kuntze named the genus Vossianthus , now a synonym for Sparrmannia , from the plant family of the mallow family (Malvaceae).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymic plant names - extended edition. Part I and II. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin , Freie Universität Berlin , Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5 doi: 10.3372 / epolist2018 .
- ↑ Walter Erhardt among others: The great pikeperch. Encyclopedia of Plant Names . Volume 2, page 2075. Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2008. ISBN 978-3-8001-5406-7
Web links
- Literature by and about Andreas Voss in the catalog of the German National Library
- Author entry and list of the plant names described for Andreas Voss (writer) at the IPNI
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Voss, Andreas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German horticultural writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 12, 1857 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Syke near Bremen |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 9, 1924 |
| Place of death | Heiligendamm |