Friedrich Heinrich Wiggers
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Friedrich Heinrich Wiggers (15 March 1746–3 Mar 1811) was a German
botanist who wrote a flora of Holstein
in 1780. A number of variants of his name exist, including "Fridrich Hindrich" and the Latinisation
"Fredericus Henricus" and the alternative surname
"Wichers".
Wiggers enrolled at the University of Kiel
in 1774, and published his dissertation, "Florae Primitiae holsatica", in 1780. He received his doctorate
four years later in 1784, becoming a doctor of medicine. He settled down in Apenrade in Schleswig
, where he married in 1785 and became the father of four children.
The standard author abbreviation F.H.Wigg. is used to indicate Wiggers as the author when citing
a botanical name
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
botanist who wrote a flora of Holstein
Holstein
Holstein is the region between the rivers Elbe and Eider. It is part of Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost state of Germany....
in 1780. A number of variants of his name exist, including "Fridrich Hindrich" and the Latinisation
Latinisation (literature)
Latinisation is the practice of rendering a non-Latin name in a Latin style. It is commonly met with for historical personal names, with toponyms, or for the standard binomial nomenclature of the life sciences. It goes further than Romanisation, which is the writing of a word in the Latin alphabet...
"Fredericus Henricus" and the alternative surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
"Wichers".
Wiggers enrolled at the University of Kiel
University of Kiel
The University of Kiel is a university in the city of Kiel, Germany. It was founded in 1665 as the Academia Holsatorum Chiloniensis by Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and has approximately 23,000 students today...
in 1774, and published his dissertation, "Florae Primitiae holsatica", in 1780. He received his doctorate
Doctorate
A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
four years later in 1784, becoming a doctor of medicine. He settled down in Apenrade in Schleswig
Schleswig
Schleswig or South Jutland is a region covering the area about 60 km north and 70 km south of the border between Germany and Denmark; the territory has been divided between the two countries since 1920, with Northern Schleswig in Denmark and Southern Schleswig in Germany...
, where he married in 1785 and became the father of four children.
The standard author abbreviation F.H.Wigg. is used to indicate Wiggers as the author when citing
Author citation (botany)
In botanical nomenclature, author citation refers to citing the person who validly published a botanical name, i.e. who first published the name while fulfilling the formal requirements as specified by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature...
a botanical name
Botanical name
A botanical name is a formal scientific name conforming to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature and, if it concerns a plant cultigen, the additional cultivar and/or Group epithets must conform to the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants...
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External links
- Archive.org Full text of Florae Primitiae holsatica