Friedrich Heinrich Wiggers (15 March 1746 – 3 March 1811) was a German botanist who wrote a flora of Holstein in 1780.[1] A number of variants of his name exist, including "Fridrich Hindrich" and the Latinisation "Fredericus Henricus" and the alternative surname "Wichers".
Friedrich Heinrich Wiggers | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 March 1746 |
| Died | 3 March 1811 (aged 64) |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Kiel |
| Children | 4 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | F.H.Wigg. |
Wiggers enrolled at the University of Kiel in 1774, and published his dissertation, "Primitiae Florae Holsaticae", 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.[2]
The standard author abbreviation F.H.Wigg. is used to indicate Wiggers as the author when citing a botanical name.[3]
References
edit- ^ Philip Alexander Munz & David D. Keck (1973). A California Flora and Supplement. University of California Press. pp. 1575. ISBN 9780520024052.
- ^ V. J. Grumman (1962). "Biographisches zu Wichers = Wiggers (1746–1811) und Weisz = Weis (1744–1826)". Taxon (in German). 11 (5): 167–170. doi:10.2307/1216723. JSTOR 1216723.
- ^ "Wiggers, Friedrich Heinrich (Fridrich Hindrich) (1746–1811)". Author Query. International Plant Name Index. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
External links
edit- Archive.org Full text of Florae Primitiae holsatica