Heinrich Gustav Mühlenbeck, name also given as Henri Gustave Muehlenbeck (2 June 1798, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines – 21 November 1845, Mulhouse) was an Alsatian physician and botanical collector known for his work with bryophytes.
In 1841 the genus Muehlenbeckia was named in his honor by Swiss botanist Carl Meissner.[4] Also, taxa with the specific epithet of muehlenbeckii are named after him; some examples being: Grimmia muehlenbeckii, Dicranum muehlenbeckii and Bryum muehlenbeckii (Muehlenbeck's thread-moss).[5]
heinrich, gustav, mühlenbeck, name, also, given, henri, gustave, muehlenbeck, june, 1798, sainte, marie, mines, november, 1845, mulhouse, alsatian, physician, botanical, collector, known, work, with, bryophytes, studied, medicine, surgery, strasbourg, paris, 1. Heinrich Gustav Muhlenbeck name also given as Henri Gustave Muehlenbeck 2 June 1798 Sainte Marie aux Mines 21 November 1845 Mulhouse was an Alsatian physician and botanical collector known for his work with bryophytes He studied medicine and surgery in Strasbourg and Paris In 1822 he became a general practitioner in Gebweiler and from 1833 onward lived and worked in Muhlhausen 1 2 He was a founding member of the Societe medicale du Haut Rhin 3 During his career he collaborated with Jean Baptiste Mougeot a botanist known for his investigations of flora native to Vosges He is remembered for his investigations of Swiss cryptogamic flora in 1839 he accompanied Philipp Bruch and Wilhelm Philippe Schimper on a botanical excursion to the Alps and in 1844 journeyed to the canton of Graubunden 1 In 1841 the genus Muehlenbeckia was named in his honor by Swiss botanist Carl Meissner 4 Also taxa with the specific epithet of muehlenbeckii are named after him some examples being Grimmia muehlenbeckii Dicranum muehlenbeckii and Bryum muehlenbeckii Muehlenbeck s thread moss 5 The standard author abbreviation Muehlenbeck is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 6 References edit a b Geschichte der Bryologie in der Schweiz Archived from the original on 2014 01 16 Retrieved 2014 01 16 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link biography Biodiversity Heritage Library Taxonomic literature a selective guide to botanical publications Google Books Notice necrologique sur Henri Gustave Muehlenbeck Handbuch der Hoheren Pflanzencultur botanische Gartnerei Muehlenbeckia Google Books Lexikon deutschsprachiger Bryologen Volume 1 by Jan Peter Frahm Jens Eggers International Plant Names Index Muehlenbeck Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Heinrich Gustav Muhlenbeck amp oldid 1144738253, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
