Carl August Julius Milde
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Carl August Julius Milde (2 November 1824 - 3 July 1871) was a German bryologist and pteridologist who was a native of Breslau.
In 1850 he obtained his medical doctorate from the University of Breslau, where he was a student of Heinrich Göppert
(1800-1884). From 1853 he was an Oberlehrer at a Realschule in Breslau.
Milde specialized in research of cryptogams
, particularly mosses and ferns
. The botanical genus Mildella from the family Pteridaceae
is named in his honor. In 1876 American botanical artist Charles Edward Faxon
(1846-1918) published a translation of Milde's Botrychiorum Monographia. Other written works of his include:
Milde suffered from respiratory ailments for most of his adult life, and died at the age of 46 in Meran, location of a popular spa that he sometimes visited for treatment.
In 1850 he obtained his medical doctorate from the University of Breslau, where he was a student of Heinrich Göppert
Heinrich Göppert
' was a German botanist and paleontologist. He was born in Sprottau, Lower Silesia, and died at Breslau. In 1831 he became a professor of botany, as well as curator of the botanical gardens in Breslau...
(1800-1884). From 1853 he was an Oberlehrer at a Realschule in Breslau.
Milde specialized in research of cryptogams
Cryptogams
The name cryptogams is used fairly widely as a phrase of convenience, although regarded as an obsolete taxonomic term. A cryptogam is a plant that reproduces by spores...
, particularly mosses and ferns
Fern
A fern is any one of a group of about 12,000 species of plants belonging to the botanical group known as Pteridophyta. Unlike mosses, they have xylem and phloem . They have stems, leaves, and roots like other vascular plants...
. The botanical genus Mildella from the family Pteridaceae
Pteridaceae
Pteridaceae is a large family of ferns in the order Pteridales. Members of the family have creeping or erect rhizomes and are mostly terrestrial or epipetric...
is named in his honor. In 1876 American botanical artist Charles Edward Faxon
Charles Edward Faxon
Charles Edward Faxon was an American botanical artist and instructor of botany who was a native of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts....
(1846-1918) published a translation of Milde's Botrychiorum Monographia. Other written works of his include:
- Die höheren Sporenpflanzen Deutschland's und der Schweiz, (The Higher Spore Plants of Germany and Switzerland), 1865
- Bryologia silesiaca, (SilesiaSilesiaSilesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
n Bryology), 1869
Milde suffered from respiratory ailments for most of his adult life, and died at the age of 46 in Meran, location of a popular spa that he sometimes visited for treatment.