Johann David Schöpf
Johann David Schöpf (alternative name variant: Schoepf ; * March 8, 1752 in Bayreuth ; † September 10, 1800 ibid) was a German naturalist . Its botanical author's abbreviation is " Schöpf ".
Life
Schöpf was the personal physician of Margrave Karl Alexander von Ansbach . 1777–1783 he took part as chief surgeon of the Ansbach auxiliary troops on the side of England in the American War of Independence .
After the end of the war, he traveled to the central and southern states of the USA. In war, always on Rhode Iceland stationed, he arrived with that of Emperor Joseph II. Sent to America botanist Franz Joseph Märter from Philadelphia to the Spanish East Florida and the British Bahamas . After returning to Europe, he published his impressions and research results in several works, including trips through some of the central and southern United North American States to East Florida and the Bahamas, undertaken in 1783 and 1784 (translated into English in 1911). In 1789 he was accepted into the Leopoldina under the name Americus II .
Works
- Dissertatio inauguralis medica de medicamentorum mutatione in corpore humano praecipue a fluidis, Walther, Erlangen 1776 ( digitized version ).
- On the effect of poppy seed juice in the epidemic of lust, along with other observations pertaining to North America belonging to the truth about Arzney and nature, Palm, Erlangen 1781 ( digitized version ).
- Contributions to the mineralogical knowledge of the eastern part of North America and its mountains, Palm, Erlangen 1787 ( digitized version ).
- Materia medica Americana potissimum regni vegetabilis, Palm, Erlangen 1787 ( digitized version ).
- Journey through some of the central and southern united North American states to East Florida and the Bahama Islands, undertaken in the years 1783 and 1784, 2 parts, Palm, Erlangen 1788 (1: digitized ; 2: digitized ).
- Natural history of turtles explained with illustrations, 6 booklets, Palm, Erlangen 1792–1801 ( digitized version ).
literature
- Short life story of the Privy Councilor and Medicinal President D (r). Schöph zu Ansbach ( published anonymously ), in: The Society of Friends of Natural Research in Berlin Neue Schriften, Volume 3, Berlin 1801, pp. 600–605 ( digitized version ).
- Johann Daniel Ferdinand Neigebaur : History of the imperial Leopoldino-Carolinische German academy of natural scientists during the second century of its existence. Friedrich Frommann, Jena 1860, p. 236 ( online ).
- Friedrich Ratzel : Schöpf, Johann David . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 32, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1891, pp. 350-352.
- Armin Geus: Johann David Schoepf, Leben und Werk (1752-1800), special print from: Yearbook of the Historisches Verein für Mittelfranken 84 (Ansbach 1964).
- Wolf-Dieter Müller-Jahncke : Schoepf, Johann David. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 23, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-428-11204-3 , p. 427 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Author entry and list of the plant names described for Johann David Schöpf at the IPNI
- Member entry of Johann David Schöpf at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on February 25, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ^ Albert V. Carozzi, Marguerite Carozzi: Franz Joseph Märter, Travel Companion of Johann David Schöpf in a Journey From Philadelphia to Florida and the Bahamas in 1783–1784, in: Earth Sciences History, Volume 13, No. 1 (1994), Pp. 5-20.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schöpf, Johann David |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schoepf, Johann David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German naturalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1752 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bayreuth |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 10, 1800 |
| Place of death | Bayreuth |