Friedrich Blochmann

Friedrich Blochmann, unknown date, from the archives of the Heidelberg University Library

Friedrich Johann Wilhelm Blochmann (21 January 1858 in Karlsruhe – 22 September 1931 in Tübingen) was a German zoologist. He was a son-in-law to historian Eduard Winkelmann (1838–1896).

He studied at the technical school in Karlsruhe and at the University of Heidelberg, where he was a student of Otto Bütschli. In 1885 he obtained his habilitation and in 1888 became an associate professor. In 1891 he succeeded Maximilian Braun as professor of zoology and comparative anatomy at the University of Rostock. In 1898 he relocated as a professor to the University of Tübingen.[1]

In the field of phycology, he described the algae species Haematococcus buetschlii.[2]

A species of lizard, Leptosiaphos blochmanni, is named in his honor.[3]

Selected works

The standard author abbreviation Blochm. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[6]

References

  1. ^ Blochmann, Friedrich Johann Wilhelm at Neue Deutsche Biographie.
  2. ^ Haematococcus buetschlii AlgaeBase.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Blochmann", p. 28).
  4. ^ HathiTrust Digital Library (published works).
  5. ^ OCLC WorldCat (published works).
  6. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Blochm.