Theodoros Georgios Orphanides
Theodoros Georgios Orphanides ( Greek Θεόδωρος Γεώργιος Ορφανίδης ; * 1817 ; † August 5, 1886 in Athens ) was a Greek botanist and poet. Its official botanical author abbreviation is " Orph. "
Live and act
From 1848 he was professor of botany in Athens.
Honors
The genus Orphanidesia Boiss. & Balansa ex Boiss. from the family of the heather plants (Ericaceae) is named after him.
Works
- Prospectus flora graeca exsiccata , 1850
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- Robert Zander : Zander concise 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 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b biography (Greek) . EKEBI (the Greek Ministry of Culture). Retrieved May 8, 2015.
- ↑ Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names - Extended Edition. Part I and II. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin , Freie Universität Berlin , Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5 doi: 10.3372 / epolist2018 .
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Theodoros Georgios Orphanides at the IPNI
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Orphanides, Theodoros Georgios |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1817 |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 5, 1886 |
| Place of death | Athens |