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Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck
1776 – 1858
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryChristian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck was a prolific German botanist, physician, zoologist, and natural philosopher. He was a contemporary of Goethe and was born within the lifetime of Linnaeus. He described approximately 7,000 plant species. His last official act as president of the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina was to admit Charles Darwin as a member. He was the author of numerous monographs on botany and zoology and majority of his best-known works deal with fungi. The standard author abbreviation Nees is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
February 14, 1776
Date of death
March 16, 1858
- Field and occupation
- německý botanik a lékař
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