Carl Ludwig Philipp Zeyher
Carl Ludwig Philipp Zeyher (born August 2, 1799 in Dillenburg , † December 30, 1858 in Cape Town ) was a German gardener and plant collector . Its official botanical author abbreviation is “ Zeyh. "
Life
Zeyher traveled to South Africa from 1825 to 1828, later again from 1829 to 1838 together with Christian Friedrich Ecklon , and collected plants there. From July 1840 to July 1842 Zeyher traveled on behalf of the 13th Earl of Derby with Joseph Burke from Uitenhage to the north across the Orange to behind the Magaliesberg to the 24th parallel and back. Burke primarily collected live and preserved animals, while Zeyher took care of the plants.
Honors
The plant genus Zeyheria A. Spreng . from the sunflower family (Asteraceae) was named after him and his uncle Johann Michael Zeyher .
In 1847 Carl Ludwig Philipp Zeyher became a member of the Leopoldina .
Fonts
- With Christian Friedrich Ecklon : Enumeratio Plantarum Africae Australis Extratropicae . 1834-1837, (online) .
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 .
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Carl Ludwig Philipp Zeyher at the IPNI
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mentioned in a contribution to the history of algae research in the Indian Ocean
- ^ Charles L. Zeyher: Botanical Notes on a Journey into the interior of Southern Africa, in company with Mr. Burke . In: The London Journal of Botany . tape 5 , 1846, pp. 109-134 ( digitized version ).
- ^ Charles L. Zeyher: Botanical Notes on a Journey into the interior of Southern Africa, in company with Mr. Burke . In: The London Journal of Botany . tape 5 , 1846, pp. 313-344 ( digitized version ).
- ↑ Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous 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 .
- ^ List of members Leopoldina, Carl Ludwig Philipp Zeyher
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zeyher, Carl Ludwig Philipp |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zeyher, Karl Ludwig Philipp |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 2, 1799 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dillenburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 30, 1858 |
| Place of death | Cape Town |