Johann Ehrenfried Pohl, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Johann Ehrenfried Pohl

German botanist

Date of Birth: 12-Sep-1746

Place of Birth: Leipzig, Leipzig District, Germany

Date of Death: 25-Oct-1800

Profession: university teacher, botanist

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Johann Ehrenfried Pohl

  • Johann Ehrenfried Pohl (12 September 1746, Leipzig – 25 October 1800, Dresden) was a German physician and botanist.
  • He was the son of physician Johann Christoph Pohl (1706–1780). From 1763 to 1769, he studied medicine at the University of Leipzig, receiving his doctorate in 1772.
  • Afterwards, he embarked on an extended study trip to Strasbourg, Paris, Rouen and the Netherlands.
  • In 1773, he became an associate professor of botany at Leipzig, where he later served as a professor of pathology (1789–96) and therapy (1796–1800).In 1774, he became a member of the Römisch-Kaiserlichen Akademie der Naturforscher, and, in 1788, was named a personal physician to royalty in Dresden.
  • The moss genus Pohlia was named in his honor by Johann Hedwig.

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