Julius Wiesner
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Dr. Julius Ritter von Wiesner (1838–1916) was a Professor of Botany at the University of Vienna
, a specialist in the physiology and anatomy of plants.
Recognised as an accomplished botanist and author of German language books and papers — his 1881 work on the movement in plants was read and discussed by Charles Darwin
— the genus Wiesneria
commemorates his name.
University of Vienna
The University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world...
, a specialist in the physiology and anatomy of plants.
Recognised as an accomplished botanist and author of German language books and papers — his 1881 work on the movement in plants was read and discussed by Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin FRS was an English naturalist. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestry, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection.He published his theory...
— the genus Wiesneria
Wiesneria
Wiesneria is a genus in the family Alismataceae.It includes two species.The name commemorates the physiologist Julius Wiesner....
commemorates his name.