Ignaz Seliger
Ignaz Seliger (born April 30, 1752 in Wölfelsdorf ; † 1812 ibid. In the County of Glatz , Prussia ) was a Silesian , German pastor, archbishop notary and bryologist . Its official botanical author's abbreviation is " Seliger ".
He described the mosses Dicranella squarosa and Coscinodon cibrosus , which he discovered in the Sudetes around 1800 .
The genus Seligeria and Sharpiella seligeri were named after him.
literature
- Jan-Peter Frahm , Jens Eggers: Lexicon of German-speaking bryologists. Books on Demand, Norderstedt 1995.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Blessed, Ignaz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pastor and bryologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 30, 1752 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wolfelsdorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1812 |
| Place of death | Wolfelsdorf |