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'''Ernst Heinrich Friedrich Meyer''' (1791 – 1858) was a German [[botany|botanist]] and historian of [[botany]]. Born in [[Hanover]], he lectured in [[Göttingen]] and was a professor of botany at [[University of Königsberg|Königsberg]] from 1826. His botanical specialty was the [[Juncaceae]], or family of rushes. His major work was the four-volume ''Geschichte der Botanik'' (“History of Botany,” 1854–57).<ref>Department of Systematic Botany, [[Albrecht von Haller]] Institute of Plant Sciences, [[University of Göttingen|Georg August University Göttingen]], [http://www.sysbot.uni-goettingen.de/index_coll/Search_M.htm Index Collectorum].</ref> His history covered ancient authorities such as [[Aristotle]] and [[Theophrastus]], explored the beginnings of modern botany in the context of [[Renaissance humanism|15th- and 16th-century intellectual practice]], and offered a wealth of biographical data on [[Early modern period|early modern]] botanists.<ref>[[Julius von Sachs|Julius Sachs]], ''History of Botany (1530–1860)'', translated by Henry E.F. Garnsey, revised by Isaac Bayley Balfour (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1890), pp. 13, 17, 20–32, 376–377.</ref> [[Julius von Sachs]] pronounced him “no great botanist” but admitted that he “possessed a clever and cultivated intellect.”<ref>[[Julius von Sachs|Julius Sachs]], ''History of Botany (1530–1860)'' (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1890), p. 161.</ref>
{{About-distinguish2|the German botanist|[[Ernst Mayr]], German Communist leader [[Ernst Meyer (German politician)]] (1887–1930), or Swedish politician [[Ernst Meyer (Swedish politician)]] (1847–1925)}}


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'''Ernst Heinrich Friedrich Meyer''' (1 January 1791 – 7 August 1858) was a German [[botany|botanist]] and botanical historian. Born in the [[Electorate of Hanover]], he lectured in [[Göttingen]] and in 1826 became a professor of botany at the [[University of Königsberg]], as well as Director of the Botanical Garden. His botanical specialty was the [[Juncaceae]], or family of rushes. His major work was the four-volume ''Geschichte der Botanik'' (“History of Botany,” 1854–57).<ref>Department of Systematic Botany, [[Albrecht von Haller]] Institute of Plant Sciences, [[University of Göttingen|Georg August University Göttingen]], [http://www.sysbot.uni-goettingen.de/index_coll/Search_M.htm Index Collectorum] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080424121129/http://www.sysbot.uni-goettingen.de/index_coll/Search_M.htm |date=2008-04-24 }}.</ref> His history covered ancient authorities such as [[Aristotle]] and [[Theophrastus]], explored the beginnings of modern botany in the context of [[Renaissance humanism|15th- and 16th-century intellectual practice]], and offered a wealth of biographical data on [[Early modern period|early modern]] botanists.<ref>[[Julius von Sachs|Julius Sachs]], ''[[History of Botany (1530-1860)|History of Botany (1530–1860)]]'', translated by Henry E. F. Garnsey, revised by Isaac Bayley Balfour (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1890), pp. 13, 17, 20–32, 376–377.</ref> [[Julius von Sachs]] pronounced him “no great botanist” but admitted that he “possessed a clever and cultivated intellect.”<ref>[[Julius von Sachs|Julius Sachs]], ''History of Botany (1530–1860)'' (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1890), p. 161.</ref>
The fourth volume of ''Geschichte der Botanik'' is available [http://books.google.com/books?id=ukECAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP3&dq=intitle:Geschichte+intitle:der+intitle:Botanik+inauthor:Meyer&lr=&as_brr=0 online].


He died in [[Königsberg]], [[East Prussia]].
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In 1828, he was honoured by Swiss botanist [[Augustin Pyramus de Candolle]] who named a genus of plants from tropical South America after him, ''[[Ernestia (plant)|Ernestia]]''.<ref> {{cite book | last=Quattrocchi | first=Umberto | title=CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L | publisher=CRC Press | location=Boca Raton, Florida | year=2000 | isbn=978-0-8493-2676-9}}</ref>


This botanist is denoted by the [[List of botanists by author abbreviation|author abbreviation]] '''<span class="vcard"><span class="fn n"><span class="nickname">E.Mey.</span></span></span>''' when [[Author citation (botany)|citing]] a [[botanical name]].<ref>{{cite book|last = Brummitt|first = R. K.|author2=C. E. Powell|title = Authors of Plant Names |publisher = [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]] |year = 1992 |isbn = 1-84246-085-4}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 13:10, 31 May 2024

This article is about the German botanist. Not to be confused with Ernst Mayr, German Communist leader Ernst Meyer (German politician) (1887–1930), or Swedish politician Ernst Meyer (Swedish politician) (1847–1925).

Ernst Heinrich Friedrich Meyer (1 January 1791 – 7 August 1858) was a German botanist and botanical historian. Born in the Electorate of Hanover, he lectured in Göttingen and in 1826 became a professor of botany at the University of Königsberg, as well as Director of the Botanical Garden. His botanical specialty was the Juncaceae, or family of rushes. His major work was the four-volume Geschichte der Botanik (“History of Botany,” 1854–57).[1] His history covered ancient authorities such as Aristotle and Theophrastus, explored the beginnings of modern botany in the context of 15th- and 16th-century intellectual practice, and offered a wealth of biographical data on early modern botanists.[2] Julius von Sachs pronounced him “no great botanist” but admitted that he “possessed a clever and cultivated intellect.”[3]

He died in Königsberg, East Prussia.

In 1828, he was honoured by Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle who named a genus of plants from tropical South America after him, Ernestia.[4]

This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation E.Mey. when citing a botanical name.[5]

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  1. ^ Department of Systematic Botany, Albrecht von Haller Institute of Plant Sciences, Georg August University Göttingen, Index Collectorum Archived 2008-04-24 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ Julius Sachs, History of Botany (1530–1860), translated by Henry E. F. Garnsey, revised by Isaac Bayley Balfour (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1890), pp. 13, 17, 20–32, 376–377.
  3. ^ Julius Sachs, History of Botany (1530–1860) (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1890), p. 161.
  4. ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.
  5. ^ Brummitt, R. K.; C. E. Powell (1992). Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-84246-085-4.
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