Franciscus van Sterbeeck
Franciscus van Sterbeeck also Frans van Sterbeeck (* 1630 in Antwerp ; † 1693 ibid) was a Flemish clergyman, botanist and mycologist. Its official botanical author abbreviation is " Van Sterbeeck ".
Life
Sterbeeck was ordained in 1655 and then served as a priest in Antwerp for eight years . He was in contact with important botanists of his time, including John Ray , who visited him in Antwerp in 1663. In 1672 Adriaan David , an amateur botanist, made him aware of the Clusius Code, which he studied diligently and which served as the basis for the Theatrum fungorum , which was published by Josef Jakobs in Antwerp in 1675 .
This work is the first large book, after that of Clusius (1601), exclusively devoted to mushrooms. Of the 135 hymenomycetes shown , around 77 are from Clusius, and another 14 from other contemporary botanists.
Honors
Sterbeeckia is named after Sterbeeck , a mycological journal published by the Koninklijke Antwerpse Mycologische Kring , a Belgian fungal association.
Works
- Theatrum fungorum . 1675.
- Citricultura often regeringhe Uythemian boom in Orange, Citroën, Limoenen, Grenade, Laurier en others . 1682.
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Franciscus van Sterbeeck at the IPNI
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sterbeeck, Franciscus van |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sterbeeck, Frans van |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Flemish clergyman, botanist and mycologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1630 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Antwerp |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1693 |
| Place of death | Antwerp |