Georg Joseph Kamel

Georg Joseph Kamel ( * April 21, 1661 in Brno, † May 2, 1706 in Manila, Latin Georgius Josephus Camellus ) was a Moravian Jesuit and naturalist. Its official botanical author abbreviation is " camel ".

Life and work

Georg Joseph Kamel was the son of Andreas Scherer cloth camel and his wife Rosina. From 1672 he attended the grammar school of his native city, where he graduated in June 1679. On November 12, 1682, he entered as a novice in the Jesuit Order. Camel first attended the Jesuit seminary in Neuhaus and later the Jesuit school in Cesky Krumlov, where he was trained as a pharmacist. April 25, 1687 camel with a number of other Moravian and Bohemian missionaries was sent to the Philippines. The road led him through Italy and Spain to Vera Cruz and Acapulco. On August 6, 1689 camel met in Manila on the main island of Luzon and of the Jesuit high school was allocated.

There he built the pharmacy of the College and planted a vegetable garden. Camel was initially responsible infirmary masters for the health of members of the Order. 1695 promoted him to the rector " Apothecary ", 1699 he was awarded the title " botanicus " awarded. From 1705 Camel was supported by three lay brothers who helped him in the pharmacy and in the vegetable garden. Camel remained a lay brother, and put the final vows until August 15, 1696 shortly after his arrival in Manila. Camel died at only 45 years from the effects of diarrhea.

In Asia, camel had correspondence with the in service of the Dutch East India Company standing and stationed in Batavia physician Willem ten Rhijne and Samuel Browne, the physician of the British East India Company in Madras was. Ten Rhijne switched him to other Dutch botanists and supplied camel with books. Reported are two letters from him to Camel ( July 20, 1698, August 29, 1699) and a letter camel to him (29 October 1700). The written exchanges with Browne handed back to the year 1696. James Browne made ​​Petiver attention on camel, with the likewise relaxing one correspondence. Camel sent via Browne Petivier plants and seeds imported in the Philippines Chinese species. The lists with over Browne skilful to John Ray and Hans Sloane in January 1698 material remained, however, the two sets of his notes and drawings were lost in a pirate raid. A year later sent Camel replacement to Browne, who had but recently died. With the support of Browne's successor, Edward Bulkley (1651-1714) the program in 1701 Ray reached.

In October 1698 Ray had received some drawings and descriptions of growing plants in the Philippines, which he considered suitable for publication in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. Camel first post in the Philosophical Transactions appeared shortly thereafter in January 1699th In the March issue was followed by a cover of a drawing description of the medicinal properties of Strychnos ignatii, a plant whose first description by Peter Jonas Bergius took place only in 1778. Camel contributions in the Philosophical Transactions were not limited to the plant world. He provided input about birds, corals, fish, mollusks, crustaceans, quadrupeds and serpents (1706 ); Shells, minerals, fossils and thermal springs ( 1708), as well as spiders and beetles ( 1711).

Reception

Carl Linnaeus named in his honor the genus Camellia ( Camellia ) of the plant family of Teestrauchgewächse ( Theaceae ).

On the occasion of 300th anniversary of the death camel was in his hometown of Brno in the Ethnographic Museum Brno in mid-March 2006 under the title " Camellia exotická " first shown a Camellia exhibition. This is followed by an exhibition shown until June his life followed, which also includes an exhibition catalog was published. At Castle Rájec nad Svitavou a memorial service was held. From 8 to 10 June 2006 an international conference was held at the Veterinary and Pharmaceutical University Brno, which dealt with camel botanical benefits. On 21 December 2006, the Czech Television broadcast a one-hour documentary on camel.

Writings

• Herbarium aliarumque stirpium nascentium in Insula Luzone philippinarum Primaria. In: John Ray: Historia plantarum. Volume 3, London 1704, Appendix, pp. 1-42 (online).
• Descriptiones fruticum & arborum Luzonis, a Revdo. In: John Ray: Historia plantarum. Volume 3, London 1704, Appendix, pp. 43-96 (online)

• A Description and Figure of the True Amomum, or Tugus. Sent from the Reverend Father George Camelli, at the Phillipine Isles, to Mr. John Ray and Mr. James Petiver, Fellows of the Royal Society. Volume 21, Number 248, 1699, pp. 2-4 ( DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1699.0002 ).
• An Account of the Vertue of Faba Sti Ignatii, Mentioned Last Transaction. Volume 21, Number 250, 1699, p 87 ( DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1699.0018 ).
• A Further and More Exact Account of the Same, Sent in a Letter from Father Camelli, to Mr. John Ray, and Mr. James Petiver, Fellows of the Royal Society. Volume 21, Number 250, 1699, pp. 88-94 ( DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1699.0019 ).
• An Account of Mr. Sam. Brown His Sixth Book of East India Plants, with Their Names, Vertue, description, etc. By James Petiver, Apothecary, and Fellow of the Royal Society. To thesis are Added Some Animals, etc. Which the Reverend Father George Joseph Camel, Very Lately Sent Him from the Philippine Isles. In: Philosophical Transactions. Volume 23, Number 277, 1702, pp. 1055-1068 ( DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1702.0003 ).
• Georgy Josephi Cameli Observationes de Avibus Philippensibus; Communicatae a Jacobo Petiver. SRS Volume 23, Number 285, 1702 pp. 1394-1399 ( DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1702.0051 ).
• A Description of Some coralls, and Other Curious Submarines Lately Sent to James Petiver, Apothecary and Fellow of the Royal Society, from the Philippine Isles by the Reverend George Joseph Camel; As So on Account of Some Plants from Chusan to Iceland on the Coast of China; Collected by Mr. James Cuninghame, Chyrurgeon & FRS Volume 23, Number 286, 1702, pp. 1419-1429 ( DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1702.0056 ).
• Tractatulus de Ambaro, a Reverendo DDGJ Camello, Communicatus D. Jacobo Petiverio Societatis Regiae Socio. Volume 24, Number 291, 1704, pp. 1591-1596 ( DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1704.0017 ).
• R. P. George. Jos. Camel. Tractatus de Plantis Philippensibus Scandentibus, ad Jacobum Petiver, SRS Missus. Volume 24, Number 293, 1704, pp. 1707-1722 ( DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1704.0034 ).
• George. Joseph. Camel. De Plantis Philippen - SIBUS Scandentibus; Pars 2da. Ad Jacobum Petiver, S. R. S. nuper Transmissa. Volume 24, Number 294, 1704, pp. 1763-1773 ( DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1704.0042 ).
• George. Joseph. Camel. de Plantis Philippensibus Scandentibus; Pars Tertia. Ad Jacobum Petiver, S. R. S. nuper Transmissa. Volume 24, Number 295, 1704, pp. 1809 ( DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1704.0053 ).
• R. P. Geo. Jos. Camelli, De Plantis Philippen - SIBUS Scandentibus, Pars Quarta. Ad Jacobum Petiver D., S. R. S. nuper Transmissa. Volume 24, Number 296, 1704, pp. 1816-1842 ( DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1704.0055 ).
• De piscibus, Moluscis & Crustaceis Philippensibus, ex MSS. R. P. Geo. Jos. Camelli ad D. Jacobum Petiver, SRS Transmissis. Volume 24, number 301, 1704, pp. 2043-2080 ( DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1704.0084 ).
• De Quadrupedibus Philippensibus treaty. a Reverendo George. Jos. Camel. Transmissus Jacobo Petiver, Pharmacorp. & Societ. Regiae Soc. Londini. Volume 25, Number 305, 1706, pp. 2197-2204 ( DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1706.0002 ).
• De Monstris, quasi Monstris & Monstrosis; Item de Serpentibus, etc. Philippensibus, ex MS. R. P. Geo. Jos. Camelli. Communicavit D. Jac. Petiver. Pharmacorp. Lond. & SRS Volume 25, Number 307, 1706, pp. 2266-2276 ( DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1706.0019 ).
• De Conchy Liss Turbinatis, Bivalvibus & Univalvibus, Item de mineralibus, Fossilibus, & thermistor Phillippensibus, ex MS SRP Geo. Jos. Camel. Communicavit D. Jacobus Petiver, Pharmacorp. Londin. & Soc. Reg S. Volume 25, Number 311, 1706, pp. 2397-2408 ( DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1706.0043 ).
• De Variis Animalibus Philippensibus, ex MSS. R. P. Geo. Jos Camelli. Communicavit D. Jac. Petiver, SRS Volume 26, Number 318, 1708, pp. 241-248 ( DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1708.0037 ).
• De Araneis & Scarabaeis Philippensibus. Ex MSS. R. P. Geo. Jos. Camelli. Communicavit Jacobus Petiver, SRS Volume 27, Number 331, 1711, pp. 310-315 ( DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1710.0025 ).

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