Theodor von Heldreich
Theodor Heinrich Hermann von Heldreich (born March 3, 1822 in Dresden , † September 7, 1902 in Athens ) was a German botanist . His botanical author's abbreviation is “ Heldr. "
Life
After studying philosophy in Freiburg , Heldreich turned to botany in Montpellier and Geneva from 1837 to 1842 . In 1843 he settled in Athens, from where he went on numerous excursions. From 1849 to 1851 he lived in England and was herbarium - curator in Paris.
Heldreich was director of the Botanical Garden in Athens from 1851 . He was also the curator of the Natural History Museum at the University of Athens from 1858 to 1883 . In 1892 he became a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina . He also received an honorary doctorate from the University of Königsberg .
Honors
The plant genus Heldreichia Boiss. from the cruciferous family (Brassicaceae) has been named in his honor.
Works (selection)
- The crops of Greece. With special consideration of the neo-Greek and Pelasgian vulgar names. Wilberg, Athens 1862, online .
- The plants of the Attic plain. In: Greek Seasons. Volume 5. Bergas, Schleswig 1877, ZDB -ID 648735-x , pp. 471-597.
- Catalogus systematicus herbarii Theodori G. Orphanidis professoris botanices. Nunc munificentia clarissimi Theodori P. Rhodocanakis in Museo botanico Universitatis Athenarum. Ricci, Florentiæ 1877.
- Contributions to the knowledge of the fatherland and the geographical distribution of the horse chestnut, the walnut and the beech. In: Meeting reports of the Botanical Association of the Province of Brandenburg 21, 1879, pp. 139–153.
literature
- Asuman Baytop, Kit Tan: Theodor von Heldreich (1822–1902) and His Turkish Collections . In: Turkish Journal of Botany . tape 32 , 2008, ISSN 1300-008X , p. 471-479 ( PDF, 1.1 MB ).
- Helmut Dolezal: Heldreich, Theodor Heinrich Hermann von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 8, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1969, ISBN 3-428-00189-3 , p. 467 ( digitized version ).
- Dietrich von Engelhardt (ed.): Biographical encyclopedia of German-speaking natural scientists. Volume 1: A - O. Saur, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-598-11629-2 .
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Theodor von Heldreich at the IPNI
Individual evidence
- ↑ For Zander, however, February 18, 1822 stated differently.
- ↑ Robert Zander : Zander hand 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 .
- ↑ Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names . Extended Edition. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Free University Berlin Berlin 2018. [1]
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SURNAME | Heldreich, Theodor von |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Heldreich, Theodor Heinrich Hermann von |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German botanist |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 3, 1822 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
DATE OF DEATH | September 7, 1902 |
Place of death | Athens |