Julius Wiesner

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Julius Wiesner in 1895.

Dr. Julius Ritter von Wiesner (20 January 1838 – 9 October 1916) was a Professor of Botany at the University of Vienna, a specialist in the physiology and anatomy of plants.

Recognised as an accomplished botanist and author of German language books and papers — his 1881 work on the movement in plants was read and discussed by Charles Darwin^[1] — the genus Wiesneria commemorates his name.^[2]

The standard author abbreviation Wiesner is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[3]

References

↑ Darwin, Charles. Charles Darwin (reprint ed.). Forgotten Books. pp. 338–. ISBN 978-1-4510-0133-4.
↑ Gledhill, D. (2008). The names of plants. Cambridge University Press. p. 406. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
↑ "Author Query for 'Wiesner'". International Plant Names Index.

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Name	Wiesner, Julius
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Short description	Botanist
Date of birth	20 January 1838
Place of birth
Date of death	9 October 1916
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