Josef August Schultes
Josef August Schultes | |
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| Born | April 15, 1773 |
| Died | April 21, 1831 |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
| Children | Julius Hermann Schultes(1804–1840) |
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| Fields | botany |
| Institutions | University of Vienna,University of Kraków,University of Landshut |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Schult. |
Josef (Joseph) August Schultes(15 April 1773 inVienna– 21 April 1831 inLandshut) was an Austrianbotanistand professor from Vienna. Together withJohann Jacob Roemer(1763–1819), he published the 16th edition ofLinnaeus'Systema Vegetabilium.In 1821, he was elected a foreign member of theRoyal Swedish Academy of Sciences.He was the father ofJulius Hermann Schultes(1804–1840).
In 1796, he received his doctorate at Vienna, where he was a student ofJohann Peter Frank(1745–1821). Later on, he served as a professor of botany andnatural historyat the Theresianum in Vienna, followed by professorships at the Universities ofKrakow(1806) andInnsbruck(1808). In 1809, he succeededFranz von Paula Schrank(1747–1835) at theUniversity of Landshutas a professor of natural history and botany. AtLandshut,he also served as a medical director.[1][2]Swedish botanistCarl Peter Thunbergcommissioned Schultes to edit the first complete edition of his Flora Capensis, which was published in 1823.
Publications
[edit]- 'Flora Austriaca,1794 (two volumes) - Flora of Austria.
- Ausflüge nach dem Schneeberg,1802 - Trips toSchneeberg.
- Catalogus plantarum primus horti botanici Cracoviensis Universitatis1807, secundus 1808; (a study of the botanical garden in Krakow).
- Reisen durch Oberösterreich,1809 (two volumes) - Travels throughUpper Austria.
- Grundriss einer Geschichte und Literatur der Botanik von Theophrastos Eresics bis auf die neuesten Zeiten,1817 - Outline of a history and literature of botany fromTheophrastusto the latest times.
- Flora Capensis,1823.
- Reise auf den Glockner,1824 - Trip to theGrossglockner.[3]
External links
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[edit]- ^Deutsche Biographie
- ^"The Mineralogical Record - Library".Archived fromthe originalon 2016-03-03.Retrieved2012-09-15.
- ^Biography@Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
- ^International Plant Names Index.Schult.
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