Nikolai Rozenbakh Explained

Nikolai Ottonovich von Rozenbakh (Николай Оттонович фон Розенбах) (12 June 1836 in Püssi – 5 May 1901 in Petersburg) was a Russian General during the nineteenth century.

He was Governor-General of the Guberniya of Russian Turkestan and commander of the Turkestan Military District from 1884 to 1889.[1]

In 1884, Regel in 'Trudy Imperatorskago St. Peterburgskago Botaniceskago Sada' Vol.3, published Iris rosenbachiana,[2] it was found in Turkestan and named after Rozenbakh.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Didar Kassymova, Zhanat Kundakbayeva and Ustina Markus
  2. Web site: Iris. 143. ipni.org (International Plant Names Index) . 19 September 2014.
  3. Book: Dykes, W.R. . A handbook of Garden Irises . 60 . . London. 26 September 2014.