Franz Meyen

Franz Julius Ferdinand Meyen (June 28, 1804 - September 2, 1840) was a German physician and botanist.

Meyen was born in Tilsit. In 1830 he wrote Phytotomie, the first review of plant anatomy. Between 1830 and 1832 he took part in an expedition to South America on board the Prinzess Luise, visiting Peru and Bolivia, describing species then new to science such as the Humboldt Penguin. He died in Berlin.

The standard author abbreviation Meyen is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[1]

References

^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do.

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Name	Meyen, Franz
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Date of birth	June 28, 1804
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Date of death	September 2, 1840
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