Philipp Johann Ferdinand Schur

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Philipp Johann Ferdinand Schur in 1875

Philipp Johann Ferdinand Schur (February 18, 1799 – May 27, 1878) was a German-Austrian pharmacist and botanist born in Königsberg. He obtained his education in Königsberg and Berlin, later serving as a director of a chemical factory in Liesing (Vienna). Following a stint as a school teacher in Kronstadt (1853–54), he worked as a private scientist in Vienna (1854–70), Brunn and Bielitz.[1] Schur was author of the highly regarded Enumeratio plantarum Transsilvaniae, a work that was a result of nine years of botanical research in Transylvania. Another noted work on Transylvanian flora of his was Sertum florae Transsilvaniae (1853).[2] Taxa with the specific epithet of schurii commemorate his name.[3]

References

  1. BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
  2. OCLC WorldCat Search published works
  3. Bribie Island Orchid Society botanical eponyms
  4. International Plant Names Index.  Schur.

External links

  • IPNI List of taxa described & co-described by Schur.