Karl Evgenievich (von) Merklin ( German: von Merklin , April 7 (19), 1821 - November 26 (December 9), 1904 [1] ) - botanist, physiologist , paleobotanist , corresponding member of the Imperial St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences ( 1864 ).
| Karl Evgenievich von Merklin | |
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| Karl Eugen von Mercklin | |
| Date of Birth | April 7 (19), 1821 |
| Place of Birth | Riga , Livonia Province , Russian Empire |
| Date of death | November 26 ( December 9 ) 1904 ( 83) |
| Place of death | Saint Petersburg , Russian Empire |
| A country |  Russian empire |
| Scientific field | botany , paleobotany |
| Place of work | Forest Institute , Imperial Botanical Garden |
| Alma mater | University of Derpt , Physiological Institute in Jena |
| supervisor | M. I. Schleiden |
| Known as | researcher of the history of the development of leaves and ferns , as well as fossil plants |
| Awards and prizes | Demidov Prize |
| Taxonomy of wildlife | |
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The author of the names of a number of botanical taxa . In the botanical ( binary ) nomenclature, these names are supplemented by the abbreviation “ Merckl. " . List of such taxa on the IPNI website Personal page on IPNI website |
Known for his work on the systematics and anatomy of fossil plants contained in the Paleozoic , Mesozoic and especially Tertiary deposits of the European part of Russia and partially Siberia .
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Path in Science
After completing his studies at the Riga Gymnasium, he entered the University of Derpt , where he completed the course with a Ph.D. in natural sciences in 1845. Then Merklin studied botany for a year and a half abroad: in Paris under the guidance of Adrien Jussieux and Adolphe Broniard and at the Physiological Institute in Jena under the leadership of Schleiden.
Returning to Russia in 1846, Merklin first entered the Forest Institute as a privat-docent , then got a physiologist's place in the Imperial Botanical Garden, and became an expert in natural sciences and microscopy at the Medical Department.
In 1856, for one half-year, Merklin lectured at St. Petersburg University , replacing Professor Tsenkovsky .
In 1864, Merklin was an ordinary professor at the Medical Academy , and since 1877 an indispensable member of the Military Medical Scientific Committee.
With his works on the history of the development of leaves and ferns, as well as Russian fossil plants, Merklin has earned fame everywhere. He was a founding member, honorary or full member of many foreign and Russian societies.
He died in 1904 in St. Petersburg. He was buried at the Volkovsky Lutheran cemetery [1] .
Scientific Papers
- Zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der Blattgestalten. - Jena, 1846. - with drawings; partly placed in French in Ann. des Sciences »
- Zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der Farnkräuter. - 1850. - with drawings
- Paleontologikon rossicum. - SPb. , 1855. - with drawings; the book received the second Demidov Prize of the Imperial Academy of Sciences
- On the internal structure and life of plants. - SPb. , 1855-1856.
- Anatomy of the bark and wood of forest trees in Russia. - SPb. , 1857.
- Manual on the study of suspicious spots. - 1870. - with tables, the book has withstood two editions in Russian (second edition —1872) and one in German (1871)
- Medicinal plants of the Russian flora. - SPb. , 1893. - with atlas
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Wolkowo lutherischer Friedhof in St. Petersburg, 1998, Dr. Benedikt Böhm, ISBN 5-86789-070-8 - P. 69 (German)
Literature
- Ruprecht F.I. Analysis of the works of Dr. Merklin // XXIV awarding of the Demidov Prizes. - SPb. , 1855.
Links
- Beketov A.N. ,. Merklin, Karl Evgenievich // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907. (Retrieved December 7, 2009)
- Olav Sarv. Carl Eugen Merklin // Baltisaksa loodusteadlased Eestis ja nende tööd bioloogia teooria alal. Schola Biotheoretica XV. Tartu, 1989. (est.)