Friedrich Alefeld, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Friedrich Alefeld

German botanist, author, and medical practitioner

Date of Birth: 21-Oct-1820

Place of Birth: Gräfenhausen, Hesse, Germany

Date of Death: 28-Apr-1872

Profession: writer, physician, botanist

Nationality: German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Friedrich Alefeld

  • Friedrich Georg Christoph Alefeld (21 October 1820 – 28 April 1872) was a botanist, author, and medical practitioner.
  • Born in Weiterstadt-Gräfenhausen, Grand Duchy of Hesse; he described a number of plant species in his published works, taking a particular interest in legumes and Malvaceae.
  • He attempted to give a systematic treatment of German crops in one work, in addition to writing treatises on herbal baths and cultivated plants of potential usefulness.
  • A number of his essays appeared in the botanical literature of the day. His works include: Articles in Oesterreichische Botanische Zeitschrift (Oesterr.
  • Bot.
  • Z.) The Austrian Botanical Magazine. Landwirthschaftliche flora: oder Die nutzbaren kultivirten Garten- und Feldgewächse Mitteleuropa's in allen ihren wilden und Kulturvarietäten fĂĽr Landwirthe, Gärtner, Gartenfreunde und Botaniker insbesondere fĂĽr landwirthschaftliche Lehranstalten.
  • Berlin, Wiegandt & Hempel, 1866. GrundzĂĽge der Phytobalneologie; oder, Der Lehre von den Kräuter-Bädern.
  • Neuwied, Heuser, 1863.
  • {"Outline of phytobalneology or the theory of herbal baths"). Die Bienen-Flora Deutschlands und der Schweiz.
  • Neuwied, Heuser, 1863.
  • ("The bee-flora in Germany and Switzerland"); A work that describes the plants of the region that are pollinated by honey bees.IPNI gives over 300 plants names with Alefeld as the author of the accepted descriptions.
  • Many of these remain current. He died at Ober-Ramstadt.

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