Philipp Johann Ferdinand Schur
Philipp Johann Ferdinand Schur in 1875
Philipp Johann Ferdinand Schur (February 18, 1799 – May 27, 1878) was a German-Austrian pharmacist and botanist born in Königsberg.
He obtained his education in Königsberg and Berlin, later serving as a director of a chemical factory in Liesing (Vienna). Following a stint as a school teacher in Kronstadt (1853–54), he worked as a private scientist in Vienna (1854–70), Brunn and Bielitz.[1]
Schur was author of the highly regarded "Enumeratio plantarum Transsilvaniae", a work that was a result of nine years of botanical research in Transylvania. Another noted work on Transylvanian flora of his was "Sertum florae Transsilvaniae" (1853).[2]
Taxa with the specific epithet of schurii commemorate his name.[3]
References
- Search the Index Collectorum (biographical information)
- ↑ BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
- ↑ OCLC WorldCat Search published works
- ↑ Bribie Island Orchid Society botanical eponyms
- ↑ "Author Query for 'Schur'". International Plant Names Index.
External links
- IPNI List of taxa described & co-described by Schur.
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