Johann Jakob Bernhardi
Johann Jakob Bernhardi (born September 1, 1774 in Erfurt ; † May 13, 1850 there ) was a German botanist . Its official botanical author abbreviation is “ Bernh. ".
Life
Bernhardi studied medicine and botany in Erfurt and was then a doctor in Erfurt for some time. In 1799 he became director of the botanical garden in Erfurt (in Gartenstrasse) and in 1809 professor of botany, zoology, mineralogy and pharmacy (materia medica) at the medical faculty in Erfurt. He remained director of the Botanical Gardens until his death and is buried there.
His extensive herbarium of 60,000 copies was sold to the USA after his death and forms part of the herbarium of the Missouri Botanical Garden.
He was the editor of the Thuringian garden newspaper and the general German garden magazine .
Honors
In 1820 Bernhardi was elected a member of the Leopoldina Scholars' Academy . The genus of the fork-leaf family (Psilotaceae) Bernhardia Willd. ex Bernh. is named in his honor. Bernhardi was the first to describe some orchids, among other things. A street in Erfurt is named in his honor.
Works
- Catalogus plantarum horti Erfurtensis , 1799.
- Systematic list of plants found in the area around Erfurt , 1800.
- Instructions for Knowledge of Plants , 1804.
- Observations on Plant Pots , 1805.
- On the concept of the plant species and its application , 1835.
literature
- Hermann goat bacon : Bernhardi, Johann Jakob. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1955, ISBN 3-428-00183-4 , p. 124 ( digitized version ).
- Adolf Engler: Bernhardi, Johann Jakob . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 461.
swell
- Robert Zander : Zander concise dictionary of plant names . Ed .: Fritz Encke , Günther Buchheim, Siegmund Seybold . 13th, revised and expanded edition. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-8001-5042-5 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names . Extended Edition. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Free University Berlin Berlin 2018. [1]
Web links
- Author entry and list of the plant names described for Johann Jakob Bernhardi at the IPNI
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bernhardi, Johann Jakob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 1, 1774 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Erfurt |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 13, 1850 |
| Place of death | Erfurt |