Nicolaus Thomas host
Nicolaus Thomas Host (born December 6, 1761 in Fiume ; † January 13, 1834 in Schönbrunn Palace ) was a Habsburg , k. k. Austrian botanist. Its official botanical author abbreviation is " Host ".
Life
Nicolaus Thomas Host studied medicine and botany at the University of Vienna and was awarded a Dr. med. PhD. Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin was one of his academic teachers . After graduation he was a resident doctor in Vienna, among other things he had a reputation as a spa doctor. In 1792 he was imperial councilor and personal physician of Emperor Franz II. At the suggestion of host was in the Belvedere Palace in 1793 the Imperial Botanical Garden in the Belvedere, the Flora austriaca viva to house, the domestic in imperial Austria wild plants. Host was director of the garden until 1834. He enriched him with many trips to the Austro-Hungarian monarchy (including the then botanically little-known regions of Istria and Dalmatia) and in 1797 published a manual on its plants (Synopsis plantarum in Austria provinciisque adjacentibus sponte crescentium). From 1801 a richly illustrated work on grass species (Icones et descriptiones graminum austriacorum) followed in the Empire, from 1827 to 1831 a Flora austriaca and in 1825 a book on willows (Salix). Host also taught botany at the Theresian Knight Academy and taught the emperor, who was interested in botany, and his brothers the archdukes.
Honors
Leopold Trattinnick named the genus Hosta ( hostas ) after him.
Fonts
- Synopsis plantarum in Austria provinciisque adjacentibus sponte crescentium 1797
- Icones et descriptiones graminum austriacorum, 4 volumes, 1801 to 1809
- Flora austriaca, 1827 to 1831
- Salix 1825
literature
- Host, Nicolaus Thomas (1761–1834), botanist. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1959, p. 433 f. (Direct links on p. 433 , p. 434 ).
- Heinrich Wilhelm Reichardt : Host, Nicolaus Thomas . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 13, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1881, p. 190.
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Host, Nikolaus Thomas . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 9th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1863, p. 340 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- M. Petz-Grabenbauer, the founder of the oldest alpine garden in the world: Nikolaus Thomas Host
- Nicolaus Thomas host biography at the Botanical Garden Vienna, pdf
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Nicolaus Thomas Host at the IPNI
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Host, Nicolaus Thomas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Host (botanical author abbreviation) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 6, 1761 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fiume |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 13, 1834 |
| Place of death | Schönbrunn Castle |