August W. Eichler
August Wilhelm Eichler | |
|---|---|
Neukirchen, Hesse | |
| Died | 2 March 1887 (aged 47) |
| Nationality | German |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany, Plant taxonomy |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Eichler |
August Wilhelm Eichler, also known under his
classification of plants to reflect the concept of evolution
.
His author abbreviation in botany is Eichler.
Biography
Born in
leukaemia
.
Eichler made important contributions to the study of the comparative structure of
Cycadaceae and other plant groups of Brazil.[2]
Eichler System
The
Dicotyledonae.[4]
The Eichler system was the foundation for Adolf Engler's System and was widely accepted in Europe and other parts of the world.
Works
- Eichler, August W. (1875). Blüthendiagramme: construirt und erläutert. 2 vols [Floral diagrams]. Leipzig: W. Engelmann. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- Syllabus der Vorlesungen über Phanerogamenkunde Lipsius und Tischer, Kiel 1876.
- Subsequent editions published as Syllabus der Vorlesungen über specielle und medicinisch-pharmaceutische Botanik, 2nd ed. 1880, 3rd ed. 1883, 4th ed. 1886, 5th 1890
- Eichler, August W. (1880) [1876]. Syllabus der Vorlesungen über specielle und medicinisch-pharmaceutische Botanik (2nd ed.). Berlin: Borntraeger.
- Eichler, August W. (1883) [1876]. Syllabus der Vorlesungen über specielle und medicinisch-pharmaceutische Botanik (3rd ed.). Berlin: Borntraeger.
- Eichler, August W. (1886) [1876]. Syllabus der Vorlesungen über specielle und medicinisch-pharmaceutische Botanik (4th ed.). Berlin: Borntraeger.
- Eichler, August W. (1890) [1876]. Syllabus der Vorlesungen über specielle und medicinisch-pharmaceutische Botanik (5th ed.). Berlin: Borntraeger.
- Subsequent editions published as Syllabus der Vorlesungen über specielle und medicinisch-pharmaceutische Botanik, 2nd ed. 1880, 3rd ed. 1883, 4th ed. 1886, 5th 1890
- Flora Brasiliensis (Flora of Brazil) editor after death of Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius in 1868 until 1887, succeeded by Ignatz Urban (Available online at Botanicus.org Website)
- Beiträge zur Morphologie und Systematik der Marantaceen (1884)
- Zur Entwickelungsgeschichte der Palmenblätter (1885)
- Caroli Frid. Phil. Martii Flora Brasiliensis, sive
- Flora Brasiliensis, enumeratio plantarum in Brasilia hactenus detectarum :quas suis aliorumque botanicorum studiis descriptas et methodo naturali digestas partim icone illustratas /ediderunt Carolus Fridericus Philippus de Martius et Augustus Guilielmus Eichler ; iisque defunctis successor Ignatius Urban ; with Martius, Karl Friedrich Philipp von, 1794-1868, Endlicher, István László, 1804-1849, Fenzl, Eduard, 1808-1879, Mary, Benj, Oldenburg, R.Urban and Ignaz, 1848-
See also
Notes
- ^ Aaron Goldberg (1986). "Classification, Evolution and Phylogeny of the Families of Dicotyledons". Smithsonian Contributions to Botany. 58: 1–314.
- ^ G. H. M. Lawrence (1951). Taxonomy of vascular plants.
- ^ Author Details: Eichler, August Wilhelm (1839-1887). International Plant Names Index.
- ^ Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). . Encyclopedia Americana.
Bibliography
- August Wilhelm Eichler. Encyclopædia Britannica
- August Wilhelm Eichler. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Vol. 23, No. 2 (May, 1887 - May, 1888), pp. 355-356 Obituary
- History of Taxonomy: 1875-1926
- Annals of Botany 1887 Biography and list of publications
- Stuessy, Tod F. (2009). Plant taxonomy: the systematic evaluation of comparative data (2nd ed.). New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231518642. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
External links
- Flora Brasiliensis On-Line. In Portuguese and English (launch date 22 March 2006).
- View digitized titles by August Wilhelm Eichler in Botanicus.org
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