Heinrich Rehm

Heinrich Simon Ludwig Friedrich Felix Rehm (20 October 1828, Ederheim – 1 April 1916, Munich) [1] was a German mycologist and lichenologist.

He studied at the Universities of Erlangen, Munich and Heidelberg, earning his medical doctorate in 1852. During his career, he was a practicing physician in Dietenhofen (from 1854), Sugenheim (from 1857) and Windsheim (from 1871). In 1875 he became regional medical examiner in Lohr am Main.[2]

Publications

Taxonomy

In 1861 the fungi genus Rehmia was named after him by lichenologist August von Krempelhuber.[3] Other mycological genera that contain his name are Rehmiella, Rehmiodothis and Rehmiomycella.[2]

References

  1. Projekt Runeberg (biography in Swedish)
  2. 1 2 Biodiversity Heritage Library Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
  3. Index Fungorum
  4. "Author Query for 'Rehm'". International Plant Names Index.
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