Johann Friedrich Wolff

Plate 8 from "Icones Cimicum descriptionibus illustratae", by Johann Friedrich Wolff et al.

Johann Friedrich Wolff (* 1778 in Schweinfurt ; † March 13, 1806 ibid) was a German doctor , botanist and entomologist . He was the son of the botanist and doctor Johann Philipp Wolff .

Live and act

He wrote Commentatio de Lemna. Altdorfii et Norimbergae (1801) on Lemna , Icones Cimicum descriptionibus illustratae . Erlangen 1800–1811, an illustrated treatise on bedbugs with copperplate engravings by Jacob Sturm , as well as some specialist articles. Wolff is the author of various genera and species of Schnabelkerfe . Its botanical author abbreviation is " JFWolff ".

Honors

The genus of the dwarf duckweed bears the name Wolffia Horkel in his honor . Also the plant genera Wolffiella Hegelm. , Wolffiopsis (Hegelm.) Hartog & Plas and Pseudowolffia Hartog & Plas , all from the family of Lemna (Lemnaceae) have been named after him.

Works

Pictures of the bugs with descriptions . Issue 1–5, Johann Jakob Palm, Erlangen 1800–1811 doi: 10.5962 / bhl.title.12481

Individual evidence

↑ Details - Icones Cimicum descriptionibus illustratae / autore Ioanne Friderico Wolff. - Biodiversity Heritage Library (accessed April 30, 2015)
^ Author entry and list of the described plant names for Johann Friedrich Wolff at the IPNI
↑ 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 .

personal data
SURNAME	Wolff, Johann Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German doctor, botanist and entomologist
DATE OF BIRTH	1778
PLACE OF BIRTH	Schweinfurt
DATE OF DEATH	March 13, 1806
Place of death	Schweinfurt

[1] Details - Icones Cimicum descriptionibus illustratae / autore Ioanne Friderico Wolff. - Biodiversity Heritage Library (accessed April 30, 2015)

[2] Author entry and list of the described plant names for Johann Friedrich Wolff at the IPNI

[Burkhardt_2018-3] 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 .