August von Hayek

August von Hayek ( born December 14, 1871 in Vienna, † June 11, 1928 ) was an Austrian physician and botanist. Its official botanical author abbreviation is " Hayek ".

He was a son of Gustav von Hayek. From 1926 he was professor at the University of Vienna. Important are his achievements in the field of plant geography of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (especially in Styria) and the Balkans.

August von Hayek was buried on the fire hall Simmering cemetery. He is the father of the economist Friedrich August von Hayek.

Writings

• Prodromus Florae peninsulae Balcanicae, 1924-1933.
• Flora of Styria, 1908-1944.
• Schedae ad Florum stiriacum exsiccatum, 1904-1912.
• Plant life in the Austria -Hungary, Volume 1, 1916.
• General Plant Geography, 1926.