Augustin Gattinger
Augustin Gattinger (born February 3, 1825 in Munich , † July 18, 1903 in Nashville ) was an American botanist and doctor of German descent. Various plant species such as Gattinger's goldenrod or “Gattinger's Mock-orange”, a type of pipe bush, bear his name. Its official botanical author's abbreviation is " Gatt. ".
Life
August (in) Gattinger closed the (today's) Wilhelmsgymnasium in Munich in 1844 . He then studied philosophy and medicine in Munich . In 1849 he emigrated to Nashville (Tennessee / USA).
Works
- The Flora of Tennessee , 1901.
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- Robert Zander : Zander concise dictionary of plant names. Edited by Fritz Encke , Günther Buchheim, Siegmund Seybold . 13th, revised and expanded edition. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-8001-5042-5 .
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Augustin Gattinger at the IPNI
Individual evidence
- ^ Max Leitschuh: The matriculations of the upper classes of the Wilhelmsgymnasium in Munich , 4 vol., Munich 1970–1976; Vol. 4, p. 29.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gattinger, Augustin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American botanist and doctor of German descent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 3, 1825 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 18, 1903 |
| Place of death | Nashville |