Max Joseph Roemer
Max Joseph Roemer (* 1791 ; † 1849 ) was a German botanist. Its official botanical author abbreviation is " M. Roem. "
Life
Max Joseph Römer graduated from Munich grammar school in 1809 . He then completed his basic studies (= philosophy) at the adjoining lyceum and switched to law studies at the University of Landshut in 1811.
His main occupation was the royal judge in Aub and later lived as a private scholar in Würzburg.
He introduced the genus Pyracantha (firethorn).
Fonts
- Geography and history of plants , Munich 1841.
- Familiarum naturalium regni vetabilis synopses monographicae , Weimar, from 1846 (series of monographs, of which only four volumes have been published), Volume 1 (Hesperides), Archives .
literature
- M. Müllerot: Hoppea , Volume 34, 1975, pp. 307-308 (afterwards death report in Würzburg City Archives, November 4, 1849, age 58).
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Max Joseph Roemer at the IPNI
- Taxonomic Literature
Individual evidence
- ^ Max Leitschuh: The matriculations of the upper classes of the Wilhelmsgymnasium in Munich , 4 volumes, Munich 1970–1976; Volume 3, p. 232.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Roemer, Max Joseph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | M. Roem. (botanical author abbreviation) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1791 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1849 |