Gustav Wilhelm Koerber
Gustav Wilhelm Körber (born January 10, 1817 in Hirschberg , Silesia , † July 27, 1885 in Breslau ) was a Prussian , German botanist ( lichenologist ). Its official botanical author's abbreviation is “ Körb. "
Life
Körber studied botany from 1835 in Breslau and from 1838 in Berlin and received his doctorate in 1839 (De gonidis lichenum). After that he was from 1842 a teacher of natural history at the Elisabeth-Gymnasium in Breslau and from 1862 a private teacher. In 1873 he became professor of botany in Breslau.
He dealt with lichens mainly from Silesia and Central Europe, but also from the rest of Europe, the Mediterranean and Arctic regions. In addition to lichen, he also dealt with mosses, for example.
The lichen genera Koerberia and Koerberiella are named in his honor.
In 1851 he became a member of the Leopoldina .
Fonts
- Floor plan of cryptography studies, Breslau 1848
- Systema lichenum Germaniae: The lichens of Germany (especially Silesia), Breslau: Trewendt and Granier 1855
- Parerga lichenologica: additions to the Systema lichenum Germaniae, Breslau: Trewendt 1865
- with Emanuel Weiss: Lichenen from Istria, Dalmatia and Albania, 1867
- Lichen Spitzbergens and Novaja-Semlja's, on Count Wilczek's expedition, 1872
- with J. Friedrich Caflisch, Gottfried Deisch: Overview of the flora of Augsburg, Augsburg 1850
literature
- Vitus Grummann, Biographical-Bibliographical Handbook of Lichenology, Gerstenberg 1974
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Koerber, Gustav Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 10, 1817 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jelenia Gora |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 27, 1885 |
| Place of death | Wroclaw |