Dimitrie Brândză Explained

Dimitrie Brândză (in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan pronounced as /diˈmitri.e ˈbrɨnzə/; October 22, 1846–August 15, 1895) was a Romanian botanist. He founded the Botanical Garden of Bucharest, which is now named in his honor.

Brândză was born in Viișoara, Botoșani County. After studying at the Academia Mihăileană in Iași, he earned a Ph.D. from the University of Paris in 1869. He was a professor at the University of Iași and the University of Bucharest. In 1879 he was elected titular member of the Romanian Academy.^[1]

He died in Slănic-Moldova and was buried at Bellu Cemetery, in Bucharest.

Taxa named in honour

There are number of plants with specific name brandzae. Including; Iris brandzae, Agropyron brandzae Pantu & Solacolu.^[2] and Verbascum glabratum subsp. brandzae.^[3]

Also a mussel in the Unionidae family is named, Potomida brandzae (Sabba S. Ștefănescu, 1896).^[4]

References

1. Web site: MEMBRII ACADEMIEI ROMÂNE din 1866 până în prezent . Academia Română . 21 September 2020.
2. Web site: Agropyron brandzae Pantu & Solacolu . wfo.kew.org . 26 February 2015.
3. Web site: Verbascum glabratum subsp. brandzae (Franch. ex D.Brândză) Murb. . https://web.archive.org/web/20220921215348/http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2898520 . 2022-09-21 . 26 February 2015 . theplantlist.org.
4. Web site: Potomida brandzae (Sabba Ștefănescu, 1896): species synonymy . mussel-project.uwsp.edu . 10 February 2020.

External links

• "Short biography"