George Don Sr.
George Don senior (* 1764 ; † 1814 ) was a Scottish botanist . Its official botanical author's abbreviation is " Don ".
Live and act
George Don senior was married to Caroline Clementina Stuart. The two botanists George Don junior and David Don as well as Patrick Neill Don (1806–1876) and James Edward Smith Don (1807–1861) emerged from the marriage. He was a plant breeder with his own nursery in Doo Hillock near Forfar. From 1802 to 1806 he was chief gardener at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh . He conducted research on mosses and seed plants .
Honors
The genus Donia R.Br. is named after George Don senior. from the sunflower family (Asteraceae).
literature
- Robert Zander : Concise dictionary of plant names. Edited by Walter Erhardt , Erich Götz, Nils Bödeker, Siegmund Seybold . 18th edition. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8001-5408-1 .
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for George Don senior at the IPNI
Individual evidence
- ↑ IPNI author details. In: The International Plant Name Index. Retrieved April 24, 2018 .
- ↑ Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names . Extended Edition. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Free University Berlin Berlin 2018.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Don, George Sr. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Don, George |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1764 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1814 |