John Michael Holzinger Explained

John Michael Holzinger
Birth Date:	May 14, 1853
Birth Place:	Hachtel, Germany
Field:	Bryology
Work Institutions:	Winona State Normal School
Alma Mater:	Olivet College
Author Abbrev Bot:	Holz.

John Michael Holzinger (1853 – 1929) was a German-born American bryologist, expert on the bryoflora of Colorado, and third president of the Sullivant Moss Society.

Biography

Holzinger was born on May 14, 1853, in Hachtel, Germany. In 1874, he graduated from Olivet College.^[1] Holzinger went on to teach science and botany at Winona State Normal School from 1882 to 1890. In 1890, he left to join the United States Department of Agriculture division of botany.^[2] In 1893, he returned to Winona where he remained until 1922.

Holzinger made several noteworthy collections of bryophytes and exsiccata series from North America.^[3] His exsiccata Musci Acrocarpi Boreali-Americani was a valuable asset to 20th century bryology.^{[2] [4] [5] [6]}

Legacy

Triodanis holzingeri was named in Holzinger's honor by Rogers McVaugh.^{[2] [7]}

Selected publications

• (1892) List of plants collected by C.S. Sheldon and M.A. Carleton in Indian Territory in 1891. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Division of Botany. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium
• (1893) List of plants new to Florida. Washington: Govt. Print. Office
• (1893) Descriptions of four new plants from Texas and Colorado. Washington: Govt. Print. Office
• (1895) Report on a collection of plants made by J.H. Sandberg and assistants in northern Idaho in the year 1892. Washington: Gov't Print. Office
• (1898) On some Mosses at High Altitudes
• (1923) The genus Crossidium in North America

Notes and References

1. Book: Minnesota Historical Society Collections . 1912 . Minnesota Historical Society . 342 .
2. Book: Ewan . Joseph . Joseph Ewan . Rocky Mountain Naturalists . 1950 . The University of Denver Press . 216–217 .
3. Triebel, D. & Scholz, P. 2001–2024 IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. – Botanische Staatssammlung München: http://indexs.botanischestaatssammlung.de. – München, Germany.
4. [Abel Joel Grout|Grout, A.]
5. Chamberlain, E. (1913). Musci Acrocarpi Boreali-Americani. The Bryologist, 16(2), 31-31.
6. Web site: Musci Acrocarpi Boreali-Americani. Distributed by John M. Holzinger: IndExs ExsiccataID=456395136 . IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae . Botanische Staatssammlung München . 20 May 2024.
7. Web site: Triodanis holzingeri . SEINet . October 25, 2019.