Franz Engel (natural scientist)
Franz Engel (born July 21, 1834 in Röbel / Müritz ; † August 30, 1920 in Neubrandenburg ; full name: Theodor Franz Johann August Engel ) was a German explorer . Its official botanical author's abbreviation is " Engel ".
Live and act
Franz Engel was born as the son and one of nine children of the lawyer and Mayor of Röbel Christian Engel and his wife Ulrike Classe (1793–1881). He studied natural sciences in Berlin and Leipzig . From 1857 he traveled to Venezuela and New Granada , then took over the management of a plantation in Zulia and later the administration of a large estate in the mountainous region of Mérida .
1863 returned angel back to Europe, then made in 1870 as a volunteer to the German-French war with and kicked peace agreement as a scientific assistant in the administration of the Museum of the Agricultural University of Berlin , the librarian , he was.
On his travels in South America, Engel found a type of palm that he named after his hometown Röbel: Robelia Solitaria Engel .
Publications
- Palmae columbianae novae (Schlechtendal / Linnaea; 33), Halle 1865.
- Studies among the tropics of America . Jena 1878; new edition udT: From the natural and popular life of tropical America , 1886.
- Immigration and Colonization in Tropical America . Leipzig 1880.
- Path flowers from the knapsack of a traveling boy . Collection of poems, Berlin 1883.
Web links
- Literature about Franz Engel in the state bibliography MV
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Franz Engel (natural scientist) at the IPNI
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Engel, Franz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Engel, Theodor Franz Johann August (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German explorer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 21, 1834 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Röbel / Müritz |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 30, 1920 |
| Place of death | Neubrandenburg |