Catalogus plantarum omnium ... in usum Horti Botanici Pragensis

Author: Mikan, Joseph Gottfried

Publisher: Wolffgang Gerle

Published: Praha

Publishing year: 1776

Mikan, Joseph Gottfried (1743-1814). "Catalogus plantarum omnium juxta systematis vegetabilium Caroli a Linné editionem novissimam decimam tertiam in usum Horti Botanici Pragensis". Prague: Gerle, 1776. First edition. 8vo. VIII, 403, (23) pp. Orig. paper binding from the time with title-label on the spine. Well preserved. - Joseph Gottfried Mikan (3 September 1743 – 7 August 1814) was an Austrian-Czech botanist born in Böhmisch-Leipa (Česká Lípa). He was the father of zoologist Johann Christian Mikan (1769-1844). Studied in Dresden, Prague and Vienna, and served as a spa physician in Teplitz. In 1773 he became an associate professor, and two years later was appointed a full professor of botany and chemistry at the University of Prague. In 1798 he became rector of the university. He was the author of Catalogus plantarum omnium (1776), which he dedicated to the botanical garden in Prague. The plant genus Mikana from the family Asteraceae is named after him. The standard author abbreviation J.G.Mikan is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

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