Salomon Drejer Explained

Salomon Thomas Nicolai Drejer (15 February 1813 in Eveldrup, Viborg – 21 April 1842 in Copenhagen) was a Danish botanist. He was a friend of Japetus Steenstrup.

He was recognized as an expert on sedges, being credited with describing numerous species within the genus Carex.^[1] Together with Jens Vahl and Joakim Frederik Schouw, Salomon Drejer was the publisher of Flora Danica fasc. 38.

Two plant genera have been named in his honour:

• Drejerella, Lindau in Acanthaceae.
• Drejera, Nees in Acanthaceae.^[2]

Published works

• Flora excursoria hafniensis, (1838).
• Laerebog i den botaniske terminologie og systemlaere, (1839).
• Elementa phyllologiae, (1840).
• Revisio critica Caricum borealium in terris sub imperio Danico jacentibus inventarum, (1841).
• Symbolae Caricologicae ad synonymiam Caricum extricandum stabiliendamque et affinitates naturales eruendas, (1844).

References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=uEECAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22Salomon+Thomas+Nicolai+Drejer%22+1813&pg=RA2-PA27 Contributions from the New York Botanical Garden, Volume 4
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=6YIJqE3Qep0C&dq=%22Salomon+Thomas+Nicolai+Drejer%22+1813&pg=PA843 CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific ..., Volume 2