Heinrich Wilhelm Schott
Heinrich Wilhelm Schott | |
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| Born | 7 January 1794 |
| Died | 5 May 1865 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
| Known for | study of aroids, participation in the Austrian Brazil Expedition |
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| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | Schönbrunn Palace |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Schott |
Heinrich Wilhelm Schott (7 January 1794 – 5 March 1865) was an
botanist. He is known for his extensive work on aroids (Araceae
).
Biography
Schott was born on 7 January 1794 in
alpinum at Belvedere
Palace in Vienna.
In 2008, botanists P.C.Boyce & S.Y.Wong published monotypic genus of flowering plants from Borneo belonging to the family Araceae, both genera were named in honour of Heinrich Wilhelm Schott.[2]
Schott died on 5 March 1865 at Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, at the age of 71.
Publications
- Meletemata botanica (with Stephan Ladislaus Endlicher), 1832
- Rutaceae. Fragmenta botanica, 1834
- Genera filicum, 1834–1836
- Aroideae, 1853–1857
- Analecta botanica (with Theodor Kotschy and Carl Fredrik Nyman), 1854
- Synopsis Aroidearum, 1856
- Icones Aroidearum, 1857
- Genera Aroidearum Exposita, 1858
- Prodromus Systematis Aroidearum, 1860
References
- ^ "Schottarum P.C.Boyce & S.Y.Wong". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Schottariella P.C.Boyce & S.Y.Wong". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Schott.
External links
- The Botanical Art of Schott's Aroideae Maximilianae by Scott Hyndman
- Deutsche Biographie Schott, Heinrich Wilhelm (biography).
- Biography
Further reading
- Riedl, H.; Riedl-Dorn, Christa: Heinrich Wilhelm Schott's botanical collections at the Vienna Natural History Museum; International Association for Plant Taxonomy. Utrecht (1988) ISBN/ISSN 0040-0262
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