Francisco Antonio Zea
Juan Francisco Antonio Hilarión Zea Díaz (born October 21, 1770 in Medellin , Colombia , † November 28, 1822 in Bath , England ) was a Colombian botanist and politician . Its official botanical author abbreviation is " Zea ".
In 1805, as a professor of botany, Zea became director of the Botanical Garden in Madrid . In 1814 he went back to South America . He joined the independence movement of Simón Bolívar against Spanish colonial rule. In 1820 he became Colombia's ambassador to Great Britain .
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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
Wikisource: Francisco Antonio Zea - Sources and full texts
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Francisco Antonio Zea at the IPNI
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zea, Francisco Antonio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zea Díaz, Juan Francisco Antonio Hilarión (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Colombian botanist and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 21, 1770 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Medellin |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 28, 1822 |
| Place of death | Bath , England |