Anton Ortmann Explained
Anton Ortmann (19 March 1801, in Plan - 21 November 1861, in Elbogen) was a Bohemian-Austrian pharmacist and botanist, known for his investigations of flora native to Bohemia, notably in the environs of Karlsbad and Elbogen.
During his career, he worked as a pharmacist in Karlsbad and later Elbogen (since 1842). From 1857 to 1861 he served as mayor of Elbogen.[1] [2]
Historically, numerous new genera were named to honor him; Ortmannia Opiz, 1834;[3] Ortmannia Rathbun, 1901; Ortmannia de Loriol, 1906; Ortmannia Schrammen, 1924; Ortmannia Chiesa, Parma & Camacho, 1995; Ortmanniana Frierson, 1927; Ortmannicus Fowler, 1911; Ortmannispongia Schrammen, 1936; however, only the last three are still valid names as of 2024.
Publications
- Beobachtungen über einige Pflanzen, welche in der Umgebung von Karlsbad oder in Böhmen überhaupt vorkommen, in: Allgemeine Botanische Zeitung 18, (1835).
- Flora Carlsbadensis, in: L. Fleckle, Karlsbad, (1838).
- Flora des Elbogner Kreises im Königreich Böhmen, (1842) - Flora of the Elbogen circle in the Kingdom of Bohemia.
- Die Flora von Karlsbad, in: Der Führer in Karlsbad und der Umgegend, (5th edition, 1850) - The flora of Karlsbad.[1]
Notes and References
- http://www.biographien.ac.at/oebl/oebl_O/Ortmann_Anton_1801_1861.xml Ortmann, Anton (1801-1861)
- https://books.google.com/books?id=F4JIAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22Anton+Ortmann%22+1801&pg=PA167 Geschichte der Botanik in Böhmen
- https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33355936#page/866/mode/1up BHL