Heinrich Gustav Flörke
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Heinrich Gustav Flörke (24 December 1764, in Altenkalden in
lichenologist. The standard author abbreviation Flörke is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[1]
He initially studied theology and mathematics in Bützow, later studying medicine at the University of Jena. In 1816 he succeeded Ludolph Christian Treviranus (1779–1864) as professor of natural history at the University of Rostock, where he remained for the rest of his life.
He specialized in the field of
cup lichen in Lichenographia universalis of Erik Acharius).[2]
For a number of years Flörke was an editor of "
Oekonomische Encyklopädie", an encyclopedia initiated by Johann Georg Krünitz (1728–1796).[3] His name is associated with the wildflower genus Floerkea, and also the lichen species Cladonia floerkeana.[4]
Selected writings
- Beschreibung der deutschen staubflechten, 1807[5]
- Deutsche Lichenen gesammelt und mit Ammerkungen, 1815[6]
- De Cladoniis : difficillimo lichenum genere, commentatio nova, 1828.[7]
See also
References
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Flörke.
- ^ SCHLECHTENDALIA 23 Lichenology in Germany: past, present and future Archived 2022-01-21 at the Wayback Machine (biography)
- ^ Deutsche Biographie Heinrich Gustav Flörke
- ^ Heinrich Gustav Flörke - Wikispecies
- ^ Göttinger Digitalisierungszentrum
- ^ Hathitrust Digital Library.
- ^ Biodiversity Heritage Library (publications)
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