Attilio Zuccagni
Attilio Zuccagni (born January 10, 1754 , † October 21, 1807 in Florence ) was an Italian botanist . Its official botanical author's abbreviation is " Zuccagni ".
Live and act
He was personal physician at the court of the Duke of Tuscany, Praefectus at the Botanical Garden and director of the Natural History Museum in Florence from 1775. He also traveled to Spain and Portugal. In 1801 he wrote Synopsis plantarum horti regii florentini ... In 1806 he wrote the work " Centuria prima observationum botanicarum quas in horto regio florentino ... ".
Honor taxon
The genus Zuccagnia Cav. from the legume family (Fabaceae) has been named after him.
swell
- Robert Zander : Zander concise dictionary of plant names . Ed .: Fritz Encke , Günther Buchheim, Siegmund Seybold . 13th, revised and expanded edition. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-8001-5042-5 .
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 2089. Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2008. ISBN 978-3-8001-5406-7
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Attilio Zuccagni at the IPNI
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zuccagni, Attilio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 10, 1754 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 21, 1807 |
| Place of death | Florence |