At the end of 1864 he joined the Imperial Mexican Volunteer Corps Österreichisches Freiwilligenkorps in Mexiko [de] and fell into captivity of the Mexican Republicans at the end of the month-long siege of Oaxaca. He was freed in 1867, rejoined the Danish army as lieutenant and had himself posted in the Danish Antilles, where he served until his retirement, as captain, in 1885. In 1873 he married Mathilde Camilla Stakemann.
The Flora of St. Croix and the Virgin Islands by Eggers at the Biodiversity Heritage Library
November 01, 2023
henrik, franz, alexander, eggers, henrik, heinrich, franz, alexander, baron, eggers, december, 1844, 1903, danish, professional, soldier, botanist, contents, life, species, named, eggers, notes, references, bibliography, external, linkslife, editafter, studies. Henrik Heinrich Franz Alexander Baron von Eggers 4 December 1844 1903 was a Danish professional soldier and botanist Contents 1 Life 2 Species named for Eggers 3 Notes 4 References 5 Bibliography 6 External linksLife editAfter studies at the gymnasium in Odense he entered the Danish army as subaltern in 1864 and fought in the Danish German war At the end of 1864 he joined the Imperial Mexican Volunteer Corps Osterreichisches Freiwilligenkorps in Mexiko de and fell into captivity of the Mexican Republicans at the end of the month long siege of Oaxaca He was freed in 1867 rejoined the Danish army as lieutenant and had himself posted in the Danish Antilles where he served until his retirement as captain in 1885 In 1873 he married Mathilde Camilla Stakemann His retirement from the army marked the beginning of his career as botanist He studied and published the flora of St Croix St John St Thomas Water Island and Vieques He made numerous trips and collected extensively on virtually all the islands of the Greater and Lesser Antilles Dominica in 1880 Puerto Rico in 1881 and 1883 Tortola St Kitts the Dominican Republic and Turks in 1887 Haiti Jamaica and the Bahamas in 1888 89 and Tobago Trinidad Grenada St Vincent and Barbados in 1889 90 He moved to Ecuador in 1891 where he stayed until 1897 making numerous collections He had a hacienda at El Recreo in the vicinity of San Vicente in Manabi province The plant genus Eggersia was named for him by Joseph Dalton Hooker 1 The species Eggersia buxifolia Hook f is synonymous with Neea buxifolia Hook f Heimerl 2 3 Species named for Eggers editStrumigenys eggersi Eggers dacetine ant Agave eggersiana St Croix century plant Erythrina eggersiiNotes editBaron is a title not a first or middle name The standard author abbreviation Eggers is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 4 References editUrban Ignaz Notae biographicae Symb Antill 3 40 1900 Short biography at MOBOT Extensive biography at Dansk biografisk Lexikon 4 438 1887 1905 Species named for Eggers at IPNI Index Nominum Genericorum Eggersia J D Hooker The Plant List Eggersia buxifolia Hook f IPNI basionym of Nyctaginaceae Neea buxifolia Hook f Heimerl Bot Jahrb Syst 21 5 633 1896 12 May 1896 International Plant Names Index Eggers Bibliography editPublications by Baron Eggers on WorldCatExternal links editThe Flora of St Croix and the Virgin Islands by Eggers at the Biodiversity Heritage Library Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henrik Franz Alexander von Eggers amp oldid 1081027198, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
