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Franz Josef Ruprecht | |
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| Born | (1814-11-01)1 November 1814 |
| Died | 4 April 1870(1870-04-04) (aged 55) Saint Petersburg |
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| Author abbrev. (botany) | Rupr. |
Franz Josef Ruprecht (1 November 1814 – 4 April 1870) was anAustrian-born physician andbotanist active in theRussian Empire, where he was known asFrants Ivanovič Ruprekht (Russian:Франц Ива́нович Ру́прехт).
He was born inFreiburg im Breisgau, and grew up inPrague, where he studied, and graduated as Doctor of Medicine in 1836. After a short period in medical practice in Prague, he was appointed curator of the herbarium of theRussian Academy of Sciences inSaint Petersburg in 1839.
In July and August 1841, together with a colleague, professor Sawelhaw of the Russian Academy, he organised and accompanied an expedition to the island toKolguyev Island in theBarents Sea.[1]
He served as assistant director of theSaint Petersburg Botanical Garden between 1851 and 1855, and professor of botany in 1855 at theUniversity of Saint Petersburg.[2] He died in Saint Petersburg in 1870.
He described many new plants collected in the Russian Far East, including Alaska, then under Russian rule; examples includeAdiantum aleuticum,Lonicera maackii, andPhellodendron amurense.
The genusRuprechtia is named after him.[3]
"Рупрехт, Франц" .Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). 1906.| International | |
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