Boehm

Boehm (in American English, usually pronounced "Bame") is a German surname, transliterated from Böhm (literally: Bohemian, from Bohemia) or reflective of a spelling adopted by a given family before the introduction of the umlaut diacritic. It may refer to:

Georg Rudolf Boehmer

Georg Rudolf Boehmer (German: Böhmer) (October 1, 1723 – April 4, 1803) was a German botanist and physician born in Liegnitz.

He studied botany at the University of Leipzig under Christian Gottlieb Ludwig (1709–1773). In 1752 he succeeded Abraham Vater (1684–1751) as professor of botany and anatomy at the University of Wittenberg, where in 1782 became a professor of therapy. During his career he also had part-time duties as Stadtphysikus in Wittenberg, later serving a similar function in Kemberg.

Among his publications was a five volume work on natural history called Bibliotheca scriptorum historiae naturalis. The plant genus Boehmeria from the family Urticaceae is named in his honor. He is also known as an entomologist.

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Boehm (disambiguation)

Boehm is a surname (including a list of people with the name).

Boehm may also refer to:

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