Johanna A. Witasek Explained

Birth Date:13 August 1865
Nationality:Austrian
Occupation:Botanist
Known For:plant taxonomy
Author Abbrev Bot:Witasek

Johanna Amalia Witasek (13 August 1865 – 5 July 1910) was an Austrian botanist noted for her work on taxonomy, geographic distribution, and nomenclature.[1] [2]

Her last major work was on nightshade (Solanum) plants and appeared in 1909. This material came from the Samoa trip of Karl Rechinger and Lily Rechinger-Favarger.[3] Rechinger's work of Botanical and Zoological Results, submitted to the Academy of Sciences in July 1909, was reprinted in 1910, including Witasek's contributions. The work was published in the same year.

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Notes and References

  1. Witasek, Johanna A. (1865-1910) . Global Plants . JSTOR . 13 August 2018.
  2. Book: Creese . Mary R. S. . Creese . Thomas M. . Ladies in the Laboratory II: West European Women in Science, 1800-1900 : a Survey of Their Contributions to Research . 2004 . Scarecrow Press . 9780810849792 . 175 . https://books.google.com/books?id=RhNl22fb5xIC&pg=PA175 . 13 August 2018 . Austria-Hungary.
  3. Web site: 2022-01-14. J. Witasek. la. Solani generis species et varietates novae.