Johan Adam Pollich

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Johan Adam Pollich or Johann (1 January 1741, Kaiserslautern - 24 February 1780) was a German doctor, botanist and entomologist.

He studied medicine in Strasbourg, and following graduation he practiced medicine for a short period of time. From 1764 he devoted his energies to natural sciences. In 1776 he published the first volume of Historia plantarum in Palatinatu etc., followed by volumes II & III the following year. Because of its excellent descriptions of plants, this work was highly praised by Pollich's contemporaries.^[1]

Works

1763: Dissertatio physiologico-medica de nutrimento incremento statu ac decremento corporis humani. 20 S. Argentorati: Heitz (med. Dissertation)
1776-1777: Historia plantarum in Palatinatu electorali sponte nascentium incepta, secundum systema sexuale digesta. Bd. 1 : 454 S.; Bd. 2: 664 S.; Bd. 3: 320 S. - Mannhemii, apud Christian Friedrich Schwan (1733-1815).
1779: Beschreibung einiger Insecten, die noch im Linné’schen System fehlen und um Weilburg vorkommen.
1781: Von den Insecten die in Linne's Natursystem nicht befindlich sind. Bemerk. Kuhrpfälz. phys.-oek. Ges., 1779: 252-287.
1783: Descriptio insectorum Palatinorum. Act. Leopoldina VII.

The standard author abbreviation Pollich is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[2]

External links

http://www.pollichia.de/
IPNI List of taxa described by Pollich.

References

G. H. Müller: Johann Adam Pollich (1741-1780). 'Medicinae Doctor' und Pflanzengeograph der Pfalz. Eine Studie anhand bisher unbekannter Briefe, Dokumente und Schriften Pollichia Buch Nr. 21, 176 S. Bad Dürkheim, 1990.

Authority control	VIAF: 59943844 ISNI: 0000 0000 1243 7163 GND: 121583597 SUDOC: 133831191

Persondata
Name	Pollich, Johann Adam
Alternative names
Short description	German scientist
Date of birth	1 January 1741
Place of birth
Date of death	24 February 1780
Place of death

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