Franz Wernekinck Explained

Franz Wernekinck (19 February 1764 in Burg Vischering, now part of Lüdinghausen  - 6 February 1839 in Münster) was a German physician and botanist. He was the father of anatomist Friedrich Christian Gregor Wernekinck (1798–1835).^[1]

From 1788 he worked as a physician in Münster. From 1797 to 1822 he was a professor of natural history at the University of Münster, where he also served as director of its botanical garden. In 1802 he attained the title of Medicinalrath.^{[2] [3]}

Associated written works

• Icones plantarum sponte nascentium in episcopatu Monasteriensi, 1798.^[4]
• Franz Wernekinck, Arzt und Botaniker (1764 - 1839) und seine Pflanzenbilder aus dem Münsterland; by Kaja, Hans: Verlag: Münster: Aschendorff, 1995, (biography of Franz Wernekinck).^[5]

Notes and References

1. https://de.wikisource.org/wiki/ADB:Wernekink,_Friedrich_Christian_Gregor ADB:Wernekink, Friedrich Christian Gregor
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=CEEBAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22Wernekinck%2C+Franz%22+Vischering&pg=PA94 Die alte Universität Münster, 1773-1818: ein geschichtlicher Überblick
3. http://garten.uni-muenster.de/en/TheGarden/History History of the Botanical Garden Münster
4. http://sammlungen.ulb.uni-muenster.de/hd/content/titleinfo/995907 Icones Plantarum Sponte Nascentium In Episcopatu Monasteriensi
5. http://www.zvab.com/Franz-Wernekinck-Arzt-Botaniker-1764-1839/15383488693/buch Franz Wernekinck, Arzt und Botaniker, etc.