Franz Josef Niedenzu

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Franz Josef Niedenzu (29 November 1857 – 30 September 1937) was a German botanist born in Köppernig. He is remembered for his work with the botanical family Malpighiaceae.

For most of his career he was a professor and subsequently rector at the Lyceum Hosianum in Braunsberg, East Prussia (presently Braniewo, Poland). At Braunsberg, he established a botanical garden.

He was author of the chapter on Malpighiaceae in Adolf Engler's "Das Pflanzenreich", and contributed descriptions of nine plant families in Engler and Prantl's "Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien". He identified numerous new species, as well as six genera; Alcoceratothrix (Byrsonima), Callyntranthele (Blepharandra), Cordobia, Diaspis (Caucanthus), Malpighiodes, and Sprucina (Jubelina).

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

References

Biography & Photo; Franz Joseph Niedenzu @ Malpighiaceae - Literature

↑ [http://www.ipni.org/ipni/advAuthorSearch.do?find_abbreviation=Nied. "Author Query for 'Nied.'"]. International Plant Names Index.

Authority control	VIAF: 32777693 ISNI: 0000 0001 0885 7939 GND: 117584657 BNF: cb123867062

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Name	Niedenzu, Franz Josef
Alternative names
Short description	German botanist
Date of birth	29 November 1857
Place of birth	Köppernig
Date of death	30 September 1937
Place of death

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