Carl Meissner

Carl Daniel Friedrich Meissner ( born November 1, 1800 Bern, † May 2, 1874 in Basel) was a Swiss botanist. Its official botanical author abbreviation is " Meisn. ".

Life and work

His surname was originally Meisner but later changed the spelling to Meissner. While the majority of the time his 40 -year career he was Professor of Botany in Basel. He made ​​important contributions to botanical literature, including his comprehensive work Vascularum Plantarum Genera and monographs on the families Polygonaceae (especially the genus Polygonum ), Lauraceae, Proteaceae, Thymelaeaceae and Hernandiaceae. His contributions to the description of the Australian flora were numerous; he described hundreds of species of Australian Protaceae and many Australian species of other families, especially the Fabaceae, Mimosaceae and Myrtaceae. After 1866 his strength was and he was less active. On May 2, 1874, he died in Basel.

Works

  • Plantarum vascularium genera. From 1837 to 1843.
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