Siegfried Reissek, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetSiegfried Reissek
Austrian naturalist and botanist
Date of Birth: 11-Apr-1819
Place of Birth: Wisła, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Date of Death: 09-Nov-1871
Profession: botanist, mycologist
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Siegfried Reissek
- Siegfried Reissek (11 April 1819 in Teschen – 9 November 1871 in Vienna) was an Austrian naturalist and botanist who specialized in spermatophytes.
- He is known for his studies involving plant anatomy and histology.From 1837 to 1841 he was a student at the University of Vienna.
- He worked as assistant curator at the Royal Botanical Collection in Vienna between 1845 and 1867, when he was appointed head curator; and from 1848 was a member of the Vienna Academy of Sciences.
- He circumscribed numerous plant taxa, including the genus Stenanthemum (family Rhamnaceae).
- The plant genus Reissekia (family Rhamnaceae) commemorates his name.
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