Johann Volkamer
Johann Georg Volkamer the Younger (* May 7, 1662 in Nuremberg ; † June 8, 1744 ibid) was a German medic and botanist .
Life
Johann Georg Volkamer (also: Volcamer , Volckamer , Volkammer ) was the son of the doctor Johann Georg Volkamer . After attending the Latin school in Nuremberg and taking lessons from his father, Volkamer studied medicine at the universities of Jena and Altdorf near Nuremberg . 1684 he completed his studies in Altdorf and was with his dissertation De lethargo to Dr. med. PhD.
At the age of 23 he was accepted by the Collegium medicum in Nuremberg. Volkamer thus effectively became his father's successor. In 1685 Volkamer was accepted as a full member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina .
In 1686 he was appointed prosector for anatomical demonstrations.
Johann Georg Volkamer died on June 8, 1744 in Nuremberg at the age of 82.
Honors
In his honor, Carl von Linné named the genus Volkameria of the mint family of plants (Lamiaceae).
Fonts
- De lethargo . 1684.
- Flora Norimbergensis . 1700 ( digitized version ).
literature
- Marion Maria Ruisinger: Volkamer, Johann Georg the Younger . In: Michael Diefenbacher , Rudolf Endres (Hrsg.): Stadtlexikon Nürnberg . 2nd, improved edition. W. Tümmels Verlag, Nuremberg 2000, ISBN 3-921590-69-8 ( online ).
Individual evidence
- ^ Member entry by Johann Georg Volckamer (junior) at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on October 13, 2015.
- ^ Carl von Linné : Critica Botanica . Leiden 1737, p. 95.
- ↑ Carl von Linné: Genera Plantarum . Leiden 1742, p. 305
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Volkamer, Johann |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Volkamer, Johann Georg the Younger |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German physician and botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 7, 1662 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nuremberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 8, 1744 |
| Place of death | Nuremberg |