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Gottlob Ludwig Rabenhorst (born March 22, 1806 in Treuenbrietzen , † April 24, 1881 in Meißen ) was a Brandenburg-Prussian , German botanist . Its official botanical author abbreviation is “ Rabenh. "

Life

Rabenhorst began an apprenticeship as a pharmacist in Belzig in 1822 ; He studied botany from 1822 to 1830 at the University of Berlin , where he was licensed as a first-class pharmacist. From 1831 to 1840 he ran a pharmacy in Luckau , besides doing research on botany, especially on cryptogams. Rabenhorst published essential results of the floristic research of Brandenburg and Niederlausitz in these years in his work "Flora lusatica". From 1840 he lived as a private scholar in Dresden , from 1875 in Meißen. During this time he devoted himself exclusively to researching the flora and especially the cryptogams . He received his doctorate from the University of Jena in 1841 . In 1841 he was elected a member of the Leopoldina .

Rabenhorst was one of the most important supporters of cryptogam studies and mainly supplied collections of cryptogams in dried copies. From 1852 he published the magazine "Hedwigia", a series that is devoted to cryptogam history and still exists today. From 1844 to 1848, “Germany's cryptogam flora” was created in two volumes, which were continued after his death as “ Rabenhorst's cryptogam flora ”.

Honors

The plant genus Rabenhorstia Rchb is named after Rabenhorst . from the family of the Bruniaceae .

Works

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  • Cryptogam flora of Saxony, Upper Lusatia, Thuringia and Northern Bohemia, taking into account the neighboring countries . 2 volumes. Kummer, Leipzig 1863/1870 (digital copies: Volume 1 ; Volume 2 ).
  • Germany's cryptogam flora , 2 volumes, 1844–1848
  • Cryptogam flora of Germany, Austria and Switzerland , 14 volumes, 1880–1920
  • The algae of Saxony
  • The algae of Europe
  • Bryotheca europaea. The moss of Europe
  • Hepaticae europaeae. Herbarium of the liverworts of Europe
  • Klotzschii herbarium mycologicum. Centuria 1-20
  • Fungi europaei, Klotzschii herbarii mycologici continuatio.
  • Lichenes europaei exsiccatii. The lichens of Europe
  • Cryptogamae vasculares europaeae. The vascular cryptogams of Europe, collected and issued dried
  • Diatomaceae exsiccatae totius terrarum orbis, quas distribuit. Semicent. 1-2
  • Characeae europaeae (in connection with Alexander Braun and Ernst Stizenberger )
  • Cryptogame collection. A systematic overview of the realm of the so-called. Cryptogams, with illustrations that clearly illustrate the concise text.
  • The freshwater diatomaceae (bacillaria). For friends of microscopy . Leipzig 1853, doi: 10.5962 / bhl.title.8348
  • Flora europaea algarum aquae dulcis et submarinae . Leipzig 1864–1868, doi: 10.5962 / bhl.title.7029
  • Flora Lusatica, or, List and description of the wild and frequently cultivated plants in Upper and Lower Lusatia . Leipzig 1839–1840 doi: 10.5962 / bhl.title.6709

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names - Extended Edition. Part I and II. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin , Freie Universität Berlin , Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5 doi: 10.3372 / epolist2018 .
  2. ↑ a b Walter Erhardt among others: The great pikeperch. Encyclopedia of Plant Names . Volume 2, page 2025. Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2008. ISBN 978-3-8001-5406-7

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personal data
SURNAME Rabenhorst, Gottlob Ludwig
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German botanist
DATE OF BIRTH March 22, 1806
PLACE OF BIRTH Treuenbrietzen
DATE OF DEATH April 24, 1881
Place of death Meissen