August Gustav Heinrich von Bongard
August Gustav Heinrich von Bongard , also Gustav Petrovich , Petrovic (č) Bongard , (born September 12, 1786 in Bonn , † November 1839 in Saint Petersburg ) was a German botanist . Its official botanical author's abbreviation is “ Bong. “In Russian he is known as Густав Петрович Бонгард .
Live and act
Gustav Heinrich von Bongard worked in Saint Petersburg. He was one of the first botanists to describe the newly discovered plants in Alaska (then still part of Russia ). Most of the plants he describes came from the collection of Karl Heinrich Mertens in Sitka (Alaska). For example, von Bongard wrote the first description of the Sitka spruce and the red alder .
Honor taxon
The genus Bongardia of the plant family of the barberry family (Berberidaceae) was probably named after him .
Works
- List of plants collected in 1838 on Saisang-Nor and Irtysh (together with CA Meyer ), 1841
literature
- 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
- ↑ 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 August Gustav Heinrich von Bongard at the IPNI
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bongard, August Gustav Heinrich von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bongard, Gustav Heinrich von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 12, 1786 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bonn |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 1839 |
| Place of death | St. Petersburg |