Friedrich Kasimir Medikus, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German physician and botanist
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Place of Birth: Grumbach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
About Friedrich Kasimir Medikus
- Friedrich Kasimir Medikus (or Friedrich Casimir Medicus; 6 January 1738 – 8 July 1808) was a German physician and botanist. He was born at Grumbach and became director of the University of Mannheim (Theodoro Palatinae Mannheim) and curator of the botanical garden at Mannheim.
- He encouraged the cultivation of locust trees (Robinia) in Europe. The genus Medicusia was named after him by Conrad Moench (now considered synonymous with Picris).
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