Franz Anton Alexander von Braune
Franz Anton Alexander von Braune (born March 17, 1766 in Zell am See , † September 24, 1853 in Salzburg ) was an Austrian botanist . Its official botanical author's abbreviation is " brown ".
Life
Braune comes from an old Hessian noble family. His father was a royal caretaker (district captain with the duties of a judge) in Zell am See. He attended high school in Salzburg and studied law and administration. At first he was an “accessist” in the Werfen care court. Later he was also the overseer of the Botanical Garden of the City of Salzburg. In 1801 he was secretary in the mines and salt works, later secretary of the court chamber. In 1806 Braune, whom the Austrian side repeatedly showed great distrust, was decommissioned. In 1809 he was secretary at the rural medical school under Bavarian administration. In 1815 he became a consultant for ecclesiastical and secular foundations, where he was denied a permanent position. His application for employment as a professor of natural history at the Salzburg grammar school was not approved by the Austrian administration. In 1815 he was elected a corresponding member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences .
His actual achievements were and remained of a botanical-scientific nature. He became a member of the academies and societies of Munich, Göttingen, London and Moscow. In 1797 his three comprehensive and groundbreaking volumes, Salzburgische Flora, were published . Various plant species (especially alpine plants) are named after him today. His planned major work on European alpine flora remained unfinished.
Braune also appeared as an author of travel guides and as a man of letters.
Fonts (selection)
- Cuenna and Vivonne or vengeance and unfaithfulness. Frey edited a tragedy in five acts based on Meißner's sketches. Mayr, Salzburg 1793.
- as editor: Salzburg flora, or description of the wild plants growing in the Salzburg ore monastery. In addition to their place of residence, flowering times, duration, shape and their applicability in medicine and household science, and their use for millers, dyers, fermenters, beekeepers, foresters and farmers. 3 volumes. Mayr, Salzburg 1797.
- Salzburg and Berchtesgaden. A paperback for travelers. Beck, Vienna 1821 (several editions).
- The Stranger in Salzburg, the latest guide in the city of Salzburg and its surroundings. Mayr, Salzburg 1836 (several editions).
- The Untersberg peat bog area near Salzburg. A paperback. Mayr, Salzburg 1845.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Braune, Franz Anton von . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 2nd part. Publishing house of the typographic-literary-artistic establishment (L. C. Zamarski, C. Dittmarsch & Comp.), Vienna 1857, p. 124 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Brown Franz Anton von. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 109.
- Hans Giebisch , Gustav Gugitz : Bio-bibliographical literature dictionary of Austria. From the beginning to the present . Hollinek, Vienna 1964, p. 38.
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Franz Anton Alexander von Braune at the IPNI
Individual evidence
- ↑ Baptismal Register - TFBVI | Zell am See - St. Hippolyt | Salzburg, rk. Diocese | Austria | Matricula Online. Retrieved December 12, 2019 .
- ^ Member entry of Franz Anton von Braune (with picture) at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences , accessed on February 5, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Braune, Franz Anton Alexander von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1766 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zell am See |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 24, 1853 |
| Place of death | Salzburg |