Heinrich Carl Haussknecht

Heinrich Carl Haussknecht (1838-1903)

Heinrich Carl Haussknecht (30 November 1838 – 7 July 1903) was a German pharmacist and botanical collector who was a native of Bennungen, Sachsen-Anhalt.

Trained as a pharmacist, Haussknecht is remembered for collecting and describing numerous species of plants. His botanical explorations took place in Thuringia, Lower Saxony, Greece and the Middle East (the present-day nations of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran), where he discovered, among others Tulipa aleppensis.[1] He established a large herbarium in Weimar, which after his death was placed under the supervision of Joseph Friedrich Nicolaus Bornmüller (1862–1948). In 1949, the "Herbarium Haussknecht" was transferred to the University of Jena.[2]

Haussknecht specialized in the study of the genus Epilobium from the botanical family Onagraceae. In 1884 he published a monograph on the genus called Monographie der Gattung Epilobium.[3] The botanical genus Haussknechtia was named in his honour by Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810-1885) in 1872.[4] Also he was honoured in Ferula haussknechtii Wolff ex Rech. f. in 1952.[5]

Haussknecht distributed several large series of dried plant specimens, all not being exsiccatae in the strong sense, but listed by IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae.[6] The series are entitled with reference to his expeditions, e.g., Iter Syriaco-Armeniarum (1864-1866) and Iter orientale (1867-1868).[7][8]

The standard author abbreviation Hausskn. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[9]

References

  • This article incorporates information based on a translation of an equivalent article at the Spanish Wikipedia.
  1. ^ Richard Wilford 2006, Tulips, species and hybrids for the gardener, Portland, Timber Press, 77
  2. ^ The botanical expeditions and collections of Hofrat Prof. Carl Haussknecht (1838-1903) in Anatolia
  3. ^ WorldCat Titles Monographie der gattung Epilobium
  4. ^ "Haussknechtia Boiss. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Ferula haussknechtii H.Wolff ex Rech.f. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  6. ^ Triebel, D. & Scholz, P. 2001–2024 IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München: http://indexs.botanischestaatssammlung.de. – München, Germany.
  7. ^ "Iter Syriaco-Armeniarum: IndExs ExsiccataID=1012746496". IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Iter orientale: IndExs ExsiccataID=241366912". IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  9. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Hausskn.
  • IPNI List of botanical species described & co-described by Haussknecht