Alexander Alfonsovich Grossheim (6 March 1888 – 4 December 1948) was a Soviet botanist of German descent. He traveled widely over the Caucasus region collecting and studying various different plant life. He is most known for Pteridophytes and Spermatophytes species.
After graduating from University of Moscow with a doctorate in 1912, he became the director of the Azerbaijan Institute of Botany.[1]
In 1919, he described Fritillaria grandiflora, which later re-classified as a subspecies of Fritillaria kotschyena and Fritiallaria tatianae.[2] Together with Boris Schischkin he published the exsiccata series Plantae orientales exsiccatae (1924-1928).
Between 1928 and 1934, he recorded up to 5767 plant species (out of the 6200 recorded species) in his volumes of Flora Kavaza (Flora of the Caucasus, 1928–1934). In 1939, he started a second volume with annotated maps.[3]
In 1946, Grossheim was appointed curator of the Caucasian Herbarium at the Komarov Botanical Institute in Leningrad (Saint Petersburg), and also director of the Department of Plant Systematics and Morphology at St. Petersburg University. When he died in 1948, he was still working on the second edition of his Flora Kavkaza, which was continued by his colleague Andrei Fedorov.[1]
Losina-Losinskaya named Fritillaria grossheimiana in his honour, but this is now thought to be a synonym of Fritillaria crassifolia subsp. kurdica.[2]
The genus Grossheimia Sosn. & Takht. (synonym Centaurea) was named in his honour. Grossheimiana was also used as a name for a subgenus of grasses.[4]
Lanjouw, J. & Stafleu, F.A., Index Herb. Coll. E-H (1957): 241
Vegter, H.I., Index Herb. Coll. N-R (1983): 842
April 10, 2024
alexander, alfonsovich, grossheim, march, 1888, december, 1948, soviet, botanist, german, descent, traveled, widely, over, caucasus, region, collecting, studying, various, different, plant, life, most, known, pteridophytes, spermatophytes, species, born6, marc. Alexander Alfonsovich Grossheim 6 March 1888 4 December 1948 was a Soviet botanist of German descent He traveled widely over the Caucasus region collecting and studying various different plant life He is most known for Pteridophytes and Spermatophytes species Alexander Alfonsovich GrossheimBorn6 March 1888 1888 03 06 Lichovka Russian EmpireDied4 December 1948 1948 12 04 aged 60 Alma materUniversity of MoscowKnown forTaxonomyScientific careerFieldsBotanyInstitutionsAzerbaijan Institute of BotanyKomarov Botanical InstituteSt Petersburg UniversityAuthor abbrev botany GrosshBiography editAlexander Alfonsovich Grossheim or Grossgeim was born in Likhovka Russian Empire now Lykhivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Ukraine He was an expert on the flora of the Caucasus 1 After graduating from University of Moscow with a doctorate in 1912 he became the director of the Azerbaijan Institute of Botany 1 In 1919 he described Fritillaria grandiflora which later re classified as a subspecies of Fritillaria kotschyena and Fritiallaria tatianae 2 Together with Boris Schischkin he published the exsiccata series Plantae orientales exsiccatae 1924 1928 From 1929 he moved to the Tiflis Tbilisi Botanic Garden in Georgia He still carried on plant collecting expeditions in the Caucasus 1 Between 1928 and 1934 he recorded up to 5767 plant species out of the 6200 recorded species in his volumes of Flora Kavaza Flora of the Caucasus 1928 1934 In 1939 he started a second volume with annotated maps 3 In 1946 Grossheim was appointed curator of the Caucasian Herbarium at the Komarov Botanical Institute in Leningrad Saint Petersburg and also director of the Department of Plant Systematics and Morphology at St Petersburg University When he died in 1948 he was still working on the second edition of his Flora Kavkaza which was continued by his colleague Andrei Fedorov 1 Losina Losinskaya named Fritillaria grossheimiana in his honour but this is now thought to be a synonym ofFritillaria crassifolia subsp kurdica 2 The genus Grossheimia Sosn amp Takht synonym Centaurea was named in his honour Grossheimiana was also used as a name for a subgenus of grasses 4 The standard author abbreviation Grossh is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 5 References edit a b c d Grossheim Alexander Alfonsovich 1888 1948 plants jstor org Retrieved 18 July 2014 a b Mitchell Alan ed 2013 Lilies and related plants PDF RHS Lily Group p 79 Archived from the original PDF on 6 October 2014 Retrieved 2 October 2014 David G Frodin Guide to Standard Floras of the World An Annotated Geographically Arranged p 675 at Google Books Harold T Clifford Peter D BostockEtymological Dictionary of Grasses p 126 at Google Books International Plant Names Index Grossh Other sources editT Geideman 1949 Botanicheskii Zhurnal 34 336 337 S G Shetler 1967 The Komarov Botanical Institute 113 References Brummitt R K amp Powell C E Authors Pl Names 1992 244 Harrison S G Ind Coll Welsh Nat Herb 1985 46 Lanjouw J amp Stafleu F A Index Herb Coll E H 1957 241 Vegter H I Index Herb Coll N R 1983 842 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alexander Alfonsovich Grossheim amp oldid 1216711773, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
