Nathanel Matthews von Wolf ( German: Nathanael Matthäus von Wolf , January 26, 1724 , Chojnice , Royal Prussia - December 15, 1784 , Gdansk ) is a German botanist and doctor .
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| Place of Birth | Chojnice , Royal Prussia |
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| Place of death | Gdansk |
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| Scientific field | Botany |
| Alma mater | Erfurt University |
| Awards and prizes | member of the Royal Society of London |
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The author of the names of a number of botanical taxa . In the botanical ( binary ) nomenclature, these names are complemented by the abbreviation " Wolf " . A list of such taxa on the IPNI website Personal page on IPNI website Previously used designation: |
He studied medicine at the University of Erfurt ( him. Universität Erfurt ), where in 1748 he received a degree . After that, he became the personal doctor of the Bishop of Poznan, Theodore Casimir Czartoryski . He remained the personal doctor of the bishop until his death in 1768. In 1769, Wolf opened a private practice in Tczew , and in 1772 - in Danzig , where he worked the rest of his life.
In 1777, he was elected a member of the Royal Society of London .
Proceedings
- Unterricht vors Volk gegen die Pest , 1770 [2]
- Genera Plantarum, Vocabulis characteristica definita , 1776
- Concordantia Botanica , 1780
- Genera et Species Plantarum vocabulis charactericis definita , 1781
Notes
- B BNF ID : Open Data Platform - 2011.
- ↑ book cover photo (inaccessible link)