Lorenz Chrysanth von Vest, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lorenz Chrysanth von Vest

Austrian botanist

Date of Birth: 18-Nov-1776

Place of Birth: Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria

Date of Death: 15-Dec-1840

Profession: botanist

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Lorenz Chrysanth von Vest (18 November 1776, in Klagenfurt – 15 December 1840, in Graz) was an Austrian physician and botanist. He studied medicine in Vienna and at the University of Freiburg, where in 1798 he received his doctorate.
After a stint in the military, he settled into a medical practice in his hometown of Klagenfurt (1800).
From 1804 to 1812 he taught classes in theoretical and practical medicine at the lyceum in Klagenfurt, and afterwards worked as a professor of botany and chemistry at the Johanneum in Graz.
In 1829 he was appointed chief regional physician and health advisor to the Styrian government.In 1809 the plant genus Vestia (family Solanaceae) was named on his honor by Carl Ludwig Willdenow.



Alternative names	Joseph Kriehuber
Description	Austrian painter and lithographer
Date of birth/death	14 December 1800	30 May 1876
Location of birth/death	Vienna	Vienna
Work location	Austria
Authority control	: Q93804 VIAF: 71599977 ISNI: 0000 0000 6658 8354 ULAN: 500093668 LCCN: n88195846 GND: 118724436 WorldCat