Gustaf Johan Bilberg ( Swede Gustaf Johan Billberg [2] [3] [4] , June 14, 1772 - November 26, 1844 ) - Swedish [2] [3] botanist [3] [5] , zoologist [3] , naturalist ( naturalist) [3] [4] , lawyer [3] , knight of the Order of the Polar Star [5] , corresponding member of the Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1820) [6] .
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| Place of Birth | Karlskrona , Sweden |
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| Place of death | Stockholm , Sweden |
| A country | Sweden |
| Scientific field | botany , zoology , jurisprudence |
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| Academic rank | Corresponding Member of SPbAN |
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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 “ Billb. " . List of such taxa on the IPNI website Personal page on IPNI website The researcher who described a number of zoological taxa . The names of these taxa (to indicate authorship) are accompanied by the designation " Billberg " . |
Biography
Gustaf Johan Bilberg was born in the city of Karlskrona on June 14, 1772 .
In 1806 - 1809 his work Svensk zoologie was published [4] . In 1815 - 1816 his work Ekonomisk botanik was published [4] .
Gustaf Johan Bilberg died in Stockholm on November 26, 1844 .
Scientific activity
Gustaf Johan Bilberg specialized in seed plants [2] .
Scientific work
- Svensk zoologie ( 1806 - 1809 ) [4] .
- Ekonomisk botanik ( 1815 - 1816 ) [4] .
- Enumeratio insectorum in museo .
- Synopsis Faunae Scandinaviae .
Honors
The plant genus Billbergia was named after him:
The name is given in honor of the famous botanist, the wisest author of the elegant Flora of Sweden, Mr. Gustav Johann Bilberg, a worthy fellow of the Trial Chamber and a knight of the Order of the Polar Star.
From the book of Carl Tunberg Plantarum Brasiliensium ... ("Plants of Brazil") 3:30. May 23, 1821 [5] .Original text (lat.)Nomen dare voluit, deditque illustr. Praefes in honorem Botanici longe Celeberrimi, Florae Svecicae elegantissimae jam Auctoris mentissimi, Domini Gust. Johan Billberg. Confiliarii Camerae Rationalis dignissimi et Equitis de Stella polari splendidissimi.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Gustaf Johan Billberg - 1917.
- ↑ 1 2 3 International Plant Names Index: Gustaf Johan Billberg (1772-1844)
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 DNB, Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek: Gustaf Johan Billberg
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 387-388 (Nordisk familjebok / Uggleupplagan. 3. Bergsvalan - Branstad): Gustaf Johan Billberg
- ↑ 1 2 3 Jason R. Grant. An annotated catalog of the generic names of the Bromeliaceae // Selbyana: journal. - 1998. - No. 19 (1) . - S. 91—121 . Archived February 3, 2007. (English) (Retrieved April 19, 2009)
- ↑ Bilberg Gustav Johan (Johann) . Information system “Archives of the Russian Academy of Sciences”. Date of treatment August 4, 2012. Archived on August 20, 2012.
Links
- Profile Bilberg Gustav Johan (Johann) on the official website of the RAS
- DNB, Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek: Gustaf Johan Billberg (German)
- 387-388 (Nordisk familjebok / Uggleupplagan. 3. Bergsvalan - Branstad): Gustaf Johan Billberg (Swedish)