Erich G. Laxmann
Erik Gustawowitsch Laxmann (* July 27 jul. / 7. August 1737 greg. In Savonlinna , Finland , † January 5 . Jul / 16th January 1796 . Greg on the journey to Tobolsk ) was in Russia active Pastor, professor of Economist, scientist and traveler of Finnish Swedish origin. Its official botanical author abbreviation is “ Laxm. "
Live and act
In 1764 he became pastor in Kolywan on the edge of the Altai Mountains southwest of Barnaul in Siberia . From there he undertook some research trips to Irkutsk , Lake Baikal and Kjachta on the Chinese border. He collected evidence of the fauna of Siberia; this made him known in scientific circles; In 1770 he was appointed professor of chemistry and economics at the Russian Academy of Sciences . Laxmann was a professor of economics in Saint Petersburg . In 1780 he moved to Irkutsk, where he spent much of the rest of his life. In 1781 he was Bergrat zu Nertschinsk . In 1782 he founded a museum in Irkutsk, which is probably the oldest museum in all of Siberia.
Important works were destroyed by fire in 1812.
Laxmann was married to Yekaterina Ivanovna; they had five sons and a daughter. One of the sons died as a child; the others were named Gustav, Adam , Afernaci and Martin; the daughter's name was Marija.
Honor taxon
In honor of Laxmann, the genus Laxmannia J.R. Forst. & G.Forst. named from the Asteraceae plant family.
Works (selection)
- Siberian letters . 1769.
- Contributions to the flora and fauna of Russia . In: Novi Comment. Acad. Sci. Imp. Petrop. (Between 1770 and 1796).
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- 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 plant names described for Erich G. Laxmann at the IPNI
- Wilhelm Lagus: Erik Laxman, hans lefnad, resor, forskningar och brefvexling , Finska Vetenskaps-Societeten, Helsinki 1880, page 8 and notes, pages 2–4 (Swedish)
- Article Erich G. Laxmann in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)
- Entry in Nordisk familjebok , volume 15, 1911, column 1447 (Swedish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Official museum website ( Memento of the original from October 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
- ↑ Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names . Extended Edition. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Free University Berlin Berlin 2018. [1]
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Laxmann, Erich G. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Laxmann, Erik Gustawowitsch |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian pastor, professor of economics, scientist and traveler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 7, 1737 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Savonlinna , Finland |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 16, 1796 |
| Place of death | on a trip to Tobolsk |