George Rudolf (* 1 October 1723 in Liegnitz; "† 4 April 1803 in Wittenberg) was a German physician and Botaniker.

Life

was born on 1 October 1723 in Liegnitz as a son of a pharmacist. It registered 1742 at the University of Leipzig, where it dedicated itself under professor Ludwig as Botaniker to plant anatomy. On 10 September 1746 he attained the degree of a medical Baccalaureus and to 20. March 1750 a medical Lizentiaten. After death Abraham of father, was appointed on 2 August 1752 to the university in Wittenberg as a professor.

It wrote over the Flora of Leipzig, over which cell fabrics of the plants, over which condition of the seeds over nectarines wrote and a over-sighted over the plant world with the work "„Bibliotheca scriptorum histria naturalis "“in five parts from 1785 to 1789 appeared. A plant kind from the family of the Urticaceen, the Bochmeria, was first described by it and designated after it. It concerns thereby fiber plants which are industrially processed in the meantime. Further small papers like academic programs, newspaper articles and theses over anatomy, physiology as well as over pharmaceutical Botanik, extend its 130 publications comprehensive work work.

As a professor in Wittenberg he finally administered the chair for Botanik and anatomy and 1782 for therapy. Whereby it 1753 became to transfer the tasks as a by-job as Physikus of the city Wittenberg, 1766 of the Kreisamtsphysikus and 1791 of the Physikus of the city Kemberg. Over 40 years he dedicated and on his working the autopsy of the Jacob bald one (Fresskahle), famous in Wittenberg, to the midwife training arranged himself.

Today a Gedenktafel at the building of the Leucorea the untiringly working which rejected appointments to Goettingen (1759) and after attaining (1763), which honour the person on 4 April 1803 in Wittenberg the deceased, is.

Literature

of

• "„Lexicon rei herbariae "“
• "„Technical history of the plants "“
• "„Bibliotheca scriptorum historiae naturalis "“5. Volumes 1785-1789
• "„Systematic-literary manual of natural history, economics and different thereby related sciences and arts "“

over

• "„General German bibliography "“volume 3 page 74-75
• "„Famous Wittenberger of guests "“of the Rotary club Wittenberg 2. Edition
• "„History of the University of Wittenberg "“of walter peace castle published in the max of Niemeyer publishing house/resounds (Saale) 1917
• "„To the history of the Wittenberger of health and social welfare matters "“part of 2 of Wolfgang and Ronny Kabus given change of the city-historical museum of the Luther city Wittenberg 1983

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