Ludwig von Sarnthein

Ludwig von Sarnthein (4 January 1861, Hermannstadt – 1 February 1914, Hall, Tyrol) was an Austrian government administrator and botanist.

He obtained his education in Innsbruck, later serving as a government offfial in Brixen and Trieste (from 1892), Innsbruck (1905) and Ampezzo (1906), where he ultimately attained the rank of Bezirkshauptmann (district governor).[1][2]

With Karl Wilhelm von Dalla Torre, he was co-author of works associated with the flora of Tyrol, Vorarlberg and Liechtenstein. As taxonomists, the two men co-described numerous botanical species.[3]

References

  1. Biodiversity Heritage Library Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
  2. Nachlassverzeichnis - L. v. Sarnthein biography
  3. IPNI List of plants described & co-described by Sarnthein.
  4. WorldCat Search published works
  5. "Author Query for 'Sarnth.'". International Plant Names Index.