Michael foot
Johann Michael foot or Johann Mihály foot , also foot , (born October 5, 1814 in Hermannstadt , † April 17, 1883 in Großschubbing ) was a Transylvanian , k. k. and k. u. k. Austrian, Protestant clergyman and botanist .
Live and act
Fuß was a pastor in Gierelsau. He undertook botanical expeditions within Europe, especially to Romania. Its official botanical author's abbreviation is " Fuss ". His main works are "Textbook of Natural History" and the "Flora transsilvaniae excursoria". He also published the 4th volume by Baumgarten : "Enumeratio stirpium magno Transsilvaniae principatui praeprimis indigenarum ...", 1846, and wrote "Mantissa prima plus registers", 1846.
Honors
The plant genus Fussia Schur from the sweet grass family (Poaceae) is named after him .
Fonts
- 1866. Flora transsilvaniae excursoria . (Preview on Google Books)
- Textbook of Natural History, 1840–1845.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Walter Erhardt among others: The great pikeperch. Encyclopedia of Plant Names . Volume 2, page 1934. Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2008. ISBN 978-3-8001-5406-7
- ↑ Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names . Extended Edition. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Free University Berlin Berlin 2018. [1]
Web links
- Friedrich Schuller: Foot, Michael . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 49, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1904, pp. 217-220.
- A sponsor of science, school, church and community . Sibiu newspaper no.2401, October 9, 2014
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Michael Fuß at the IPNI
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Foot, Michael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fuß, Johann Michael (full name); Fuss, Johann Nichael; Foot, Johann Mihály |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Transylvanian evangelical clergyman and botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 5, 1814 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sibiu |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 17, 1883 |
| Place of death | Major chafing |