He was born on 8 April 1824 in Altona, a borough of Hamburg that was part of the Duchy of Holstein at that time. He was the son of Johann Friedrich Grönland, a German organist and music teacher.[1]
Careeredit
Early career, First Schleswig Waredit
Groenland was trained in pharmacology in his youth and served as a pharmacist in Altona, Hamburg, and Jena in his early 20s. In 1849 he joined the Schleswig-Holstein army to fight in the First Schleswig War.
Life in Parisedit
After the war, Groenland moved to Paris to work as an assistant to Louis de Vilmorin, a French biologist and horticulturist who was also a member of the family firm Vilmorin-Andrieux.[2] While working for Vilmorin, Groenland worked with Theodor Rümpler to prepare the German edition of Les fleurs de pleine terre (Vilmorin's illustrierte Blumengärtnerei).[3]
Groenland spent almost twenty years living in Paris working as a botanical researcher and horticulturist. He was a founding member of the Société botanique de France and was known for his work creating hybrids by crossing Triticum vulgare with various species of Aegilops.[3] His botanical research also focused on liverworts, seagrasses, and the genus Drosera; and he served as the editor of the journal Revue horticole.[1][2] In addition to his research and writing, Groenland developed skills in preparing botanical slides while living in Paris. He ran his own microscopist business from his residence at 13 Rue des Boulangers, and along with Marie Maxime Cornu and Gabriel Rivet, he wrote Des préparations microscopiques tirées du regne végétal, which was commonly used in the 19th century as a textbook on the preparation of microscope slides.[4]
Move to Dahmeedit
Groenland and his wife left Paris in May 1871 after the conclusion of the Franco-Prussian War. They settled in Dahme, Germany, where he worked as a botanist and professor of natural sciences at the Agricultural and Agricultural Chemistry Research Station until his death on 13 February 1891.[3][2] At that time, he was also an active and important member of the Botanischer Verein der Provinz Brandenburg.[1]
^ abcMagnus, Paul. (1892). Nachruf [obituary in German]. Verhandlungen des Botanischen Vereins für die Provinz Brandenburg, 33, 49-51. Retrieved 14 September 2012 from Biodiversity Heritage Library.
^ abcJohannes Grönland [obituary]. In Annals of Horticulture in North America. (1891). Retrieved 14 September 2012 from HathiTrust.
^Stevenson, Brian. (2012, January). Johannes Grönland, 1824-1891. Historical Makers of Microscopes and Microscope Slides. Retrieved 14 September 2012 from Microscopist.net.
johannes, groenland, also, spelled, grönland, called, jean, groenland, 1824, 1891, german, botanist, horticulturist, microscopist, born8, april, 1824, 1824, altona, duchy, holsteindied13, february, 1891, 1891, aged, dahme, brandenburg, germanyscientific, caree. Johannes Groenland also spelled Gronland and called Jean Groenland 1824 1891 was a German botanist horticulturist and microscopist Johannes GroenlandBorn8 April 1824 1824 04 08 Altona Duchy of HolsteinDied13 February 1891 1891 02 14 aged 66 Dahme Brandenburg GermanyScientific careerFieldsBotany Horticulture Microscopy PharmacologyInstitutionsVilmorin Agricultural and Agricultural Chemistry Research Station Dahme Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Early career First Schleswig War 2 2 Life in Paris 2 3 Move to Dahme 3 Legacy 4 Selected works 5 ReferencesEarly life editHe was born on 8 April 1824 in Altona a borough of Hamburg that was part of the Duchy of Holstein at that time He was the son of Johann Friedrich Gronland a German organist and music teacher 1 Career editEarly career First Schleswig War edit Groenland was trained in pharmacology in his youth and served as a pharmacist in Altona Hamburg and Jena in his early 20s In 1849 he joined the Schleswig Holstein army to fight in the First Schleswig War Life in Paris edit After the war Groenland moved to Paris to work as an assistant to Louis de Vilmorin a French biologist and horticulturist who was also a member of the family firm Vilmorin Andrieux 2 While working for Vilmorin Groenland worked with Theodor Rumpler to prepare the German edition of Les fleurs de pleine terre Vilmorin s illustrierte Blumengartnerei 3 Groenland spent almost twenty years living in Paris working as a botanical researcher and horticulturist He was a founding member of the Societe botanique de France and was known for his work creating hybrids by crossing Triticum vulgare with various species of Aegilops 3 His botanical research also focused on liverworts seagrasses and the genus Drosera and he served as the editor of the journal Revue horticole 1 2 In addition to his research and writing Groenland developed skills in preparing botanical slides while living in Paris He ran his own microscopist business from his residence at 13 Rue des Boulangers and along with Marie Maxime Cornu and Gabriel Rivet he wrote Des preparations microscopiques tirees du regne vegetal which was commonly used in the 19th century as a textbook on the preparation of microscope slides 4 Move to Dahme edit Groenland and his wife left Paris in May 1871 after the conclusion of the Franco Prussian War They settled in Dahme Germany where he worked as a botanist and professor of natural sciences at the Agricultural and Agricultural Chemistry Research Station until his death on 13 February 1891 3 2 At that time he was also an active and important member of the Botanischer Verein der Provinz Brandenburg 1 Legacy editThe genus Groenlandia in the family Potamogetonaceae pondweed is named in his honor Selected works editMemoire sur la germination de quelques hepatiques 1854 Note sur l Holcus setiger 1855 Note sur les organs glanduleux du genre Drosera 1856 Note sur l hybridation du genre Aegilops 1857 Note sur les hybrids du genre Aegilops 1862 Histoire naturelle ilustree vegetaux 1870 Des preparations microscopiques tirees du regne vegetal 1872 Vilmorin s illustrierte Blumengartnerei 1872 5 The standard author abbreviation Groenland is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 5 References edit a b c Magnus Paul 1892 Nachruf obituary in German Verhandlungen des Botanischen Vereins fur die Provinz Brandenburg 33 49 51 Retrieved 14 September 2012 from Biodiversity Heritage Library a b c Stafleu F A amp Cowan R S 2009 Groenland Johannes Taxonomic Literature Supplement 8 Utrecht Bohn Scheltema amp Holkema a b c Johannes Gronland obituary In Annals of Horticulture in North America 1891 Retrieved 14 September 2012 from HathiTrust Stevenson Brian 2012 January Johannes Gronland 1824 1891 Historical Makers of Microscopes and Microscope Slides Retrieved 14 September 2012 from Microscopist net International Plant Names Index Groenland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Johannes Groenland amp oldid 1068210033, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
