Franz Wernekinck
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]
References[]
- ^ ADB:Wernekink, Friedrich Christian Gregor at Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
- ^ Die alte Universität Münster, 1773-1818: ein geschichtlicher Überblick by Anton Pieper
- ^ History of the Botanical Garden Münster Botanical Garden of the WWU
- ^ Icones Plantarum Sponte Nascentium In Episcopatu Monasteriensi Digitale Sammlungen
- ^ Franz Wernekinck, Arzt und Botaniker, etc. ZVAB.com
- ^ IPNI. Wernek.
Categories:
- 1764 births
- 1839 deaths
- People from Lüdinghausen
- 18th-century German botanists
- University of Münster faculty
- 19th-century German botanists