Wilhelm Christian Hochstetter
Wilhelm Christian Hochstetter (born March 4, 1825 in Esslingen am Neckar , † September 23, 1881 in Stuttgart ) was a German botanist and university gardener and inspector of the Botanical Garden in Tübingen . Its official botanical author's abbreviation is " W. Hochst. "
Live and act
He was the son of Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Hochstetter . He wrote books on conifers and published on the giant Amazon water lily (Victoria regia), which he succeeded in propagating in Tübingen. Together with Henkel, he introduced the araucaria family .
Fonts
- The conifers or softwoods, which are hardy in Central Europe: for landscape gardeners, gardeners, forest officials. Stuttgart 1882.
- with Johann Baptist Henkel : Synopsis of the conifers. Cotta, Stuttgart 1865.
- Signpost through the Botanical Garden of the Kings. University of Tübingen. E. Riecker, Tübingen 1860.
- Critical directory of the conifer herbarium. Laupp, Tübingen 1869.
- The Victoria Regia, its history, nature, naming and culture. Guttenberg, Tübingen 1852.
Web links
- Author entry and list of the plant names described for Wilhelm Christian Hochstetter at the IPNI
- Harvard Herbarium
- Othmar Kühn: Hochstetter family, NDB
- Leo BW
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hochstetter, Wilhelm Christian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 4, 1825 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Esslingen am Neckar |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 23, 1881 |
| Place of death | Stuttgart |