Johan Emanuel Wikström ( Swede. Johan Emanuel Wikström ; 1789 - 1856 ) - Swedish botanist .
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Author of a number of botanical taxa . In the botanical ( binary ) nomenclature, these names are supplemented by the abbreviation “ Wikstr. " . List of such taxa on the IPNI website Personal page on IPNI website |
Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Some scientific works
- 3 Plant genera, named after Yu. E. Vikström
- 4 notes
- 5 Literature
Biography
Johan Emanuel Wickström was born on November 1, 1789 in the city of Wenersborg in southwestern Sweden in the family of Johan Wickström and Carolina Charlotte Barman.
In 1806 he entered the legal department of Uppsala University . Then Vikstrom worked for several years in a local court, after which he decided to continue his studies and in 1815 he graduated from Uppsala University with a degree in medicine. Since 1817, Johan Emanuel is a doctor of medicine. From 1818 (after the death of Olof Svarts ) until his death in 1856, Wickstrom taught botany at the Bergian Botanical Gardens at Stockholm University , and was director of the Stockholm Botanical Museum. From 1821 to 1842, Wickstrom also taught at the Stockholm gymnasium. In 1823 he received the title of professor.
May 4, 1856 Johan Wickström died.
In 1820, Wickstrom was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences , in 1821 - a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture.
Some scientific papers
- Wikström, JE (1817). Dissertatio de Daphne . 54 p.
- Wikström, JE (1818). Granskning af de till Thymelaearum växtordning hörande slägten och arter . Sv. Vet.-Akad. Handl. 39 : 263–355.
- Wikström, JE (1831). Conspectus literaturae botanicae in Suecia . 341 p.
- Wikström, JE (1839-1840). Sctockholms flora . 4 pt.
Plant genera named after J. E. Wickström
- Wikstroemia Schrad. , 1821, nom. rej. [ syn. Gordonia J. Ellis , 1771, nom. cons. ]
- Wikstroemia Spreng. , 1821, nom. illeg. [ syn. Critonia P. Browne , 1756 ]
- Wikstroemia Endl. , 1833, nom. cons.
Notes
Literature
- Peterson, B. Johan Emanuel Wikstrom, with Historical Notes on the Genus Wikstroemia (English) // Pacific Science : journal. - 1996. - Vol. 50 , no. 1 . - P. 77-83 .
- Stafleu FA , Cowan RS Taxonomic Literature : [ eng. ] . - Ed. 2. - Utrecht, Antwerpen, The Hague, Boston, 1988. - Vol. VII: W — Z. - P. 283-286. - 653 p. - ISBN 90-313-0853-6 . - DOI : 10.5962 / bhl.title.48631 .