Christian Friedrich Hornschuch
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Christian Friedrich Hornschuch (August 21, 1793 – December 24, 1850) was a German botanist born in Rodach
, Bavaria
.
In 1808 he started his career as an apprentice at a pharmacy
in Hildburghausen
. In 1813 he moved to Regensburg
as an assistant to botanist David Heinrich Hoppe
(1760-1846), and afterwards worked as an assistant to Heinrich Christian Funck
(1771-1839) in Gefrees
, where he performed research of mosses (Bryopsida
) native to the Fichtelgebirge
. In 1816 he accompanied Hoppe on a botanical expedition to the Adriatic coast, and after a stopover in Coburg
(1817), the two men continued their research in Tyrol
and Carinthia
. Later he worked as a "botanical demonstrator" at the University of Greifswald, and for a period of time studied with Carl Adolph Agardh
(1785-1859) from the University of Lund.
In 1820 he was appointed associate professor of natural history
and botany
, and director of the botanical gardens at the University of Greifswald. In 1827 he attained the title of "full professor".
, and with botanist Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck
(1776-1858) and engraver Jacob Sturm
(1771-1748), he was co-author of Bryologia Germanica (1823-1831). He translated a number of Danish and Swedish works, and was the author of the following publications:
Rodach
Rodach may refer to several locations in southern Germany:*Rodach , a tributary of the Itz river*Rodach , a tributary of the Main river*Wilde Rodach, also a tributary of the Main river*Bad Rodach, a city in the district of Coburg, Bavaria...
, Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
.
In 1808 he started his career as an apprentice at a pharmacy
Pharmacy
Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...
in Hildburghausen
Hildburghausen
Hildburghausen is a town in Thuringia in central Germany, capital of the district Hildburghausen. It is situated on the river Werra, 20 km south of Suhl, and 25 km northwest of Coburg....
. In 1813 he moved to Regensburg
Regensburg
Regensburg is a city in Bavaria, Germany, located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen rivers, at the northernmost bend in the Danube. To the east lies the Bavarian Forest. Regensburg is the capital of the Bavarian administrative region Upper Palatinate...
as an assistant to botanist David Heinrich Hoppe
David Heinrich Hoppe
David Heinrich Hoppe was a German pharmacist, botanist and physician who was a native of Bruchhausen-Vilsen....
(1760-1846), and afterwards worked as an assistant to Heinrich Christian Funck
Heinrich Christian Funck
Heinrich Christian Funck was a German pharmacist and bryologist born in Wunsiedel, Bavaria. He was a cofounder of the Regensburg Botanical Society....
(1771-1839) in Gefrees
Gefrees
Gefrees is a town in the district of Bayreuth, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the Fichtelgebirge, 21 km northeast of Bayreuth. It was the site a of battle during the Napoleonic Wars....
, where he performed research of mosses (Bryopsida
Bryopsida
The Bryopsida constitute the largest class of mosses, containing 95% of all moss species. It consists of approximately 11,500 species, common throughout the whole world....
) native to the Fichtelgebirge
Fichtelgebirge
The Fichtelgebirge is a mountain range in northeastern Bavaria, Germany. It extends from the valley of the Red Main River to the Czech border, a few foothills spilling over into the Czech Republic. It continues in a northeastern direction as the Ore Mountains, and in a southeastern direction as...
. In 1816 he accompanied Hoppe on a botanical expedition to the Adriatic coast, and after a stopover in Coburg
Coburg
Coburg is a town located on the Itz River in Bavaria, Germany. Its 2005 population was 42,015. Long one of the Thuringian states of the Wettin line, it joined with Bavaria by popular vote in 1920...
(1817), the two men continued their research in Tyrol
County of Tyrol
The County of Tyrol, Princely County from 1504, was a State of the Holy Roman Empire, from 1814 a province of the Austrian Empire and from 1867 a Cisleithanian crown land of Austria-Hungary...
and Carinthia
Duchy of Carinthia
The Duchy of Carinthia was a duchy located in southern Austria and parts of northern Slovenia. It was separated from the Duchy of Bavaria in 976, then the first newly created Imperial State beside the original German stem duchies....
. Later he worked as a "botanical demonstrator" at the University of Greifswald, and for a period of time studied with Carl Adolph Agardh
Carl Adolph Agardh
Carl Adolph Agardh was a Swedish botanist specializing in algae, who was eventually appointed bishop of Karlstad.-Biography:...
(1785-1859) from the University of Lund.
In 1820 he was appointed associate professor of natural history
Natural history
Natural history is the scientific research of plants or animals, leaning more towards observational rather than experimental methods of study, and encompasses more research published in magazines than in academic journals. Grouped among the natural sciences, natural history is the systematic study...
and botany
Botany
Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
, and director of the botanical gardens at the University of Greifswald. In 1827 he attained the title of "full professor".
Publications
Hornschuch specialized in the field of bryologyBryology
Bryology is the branch of botany concerned with the scientific study of bryophytes . Bryophytes were first studied in detail in the 18th century...
, and with botanist Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck
Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck
Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck was a prolific German botanist, physician, zoologist, and natural philosopher. He was a contemporary of Goethe and was born within the lifetime of Linnaeus. He described approximately 7,000 plant species...
(1776-1858) and engraver Jacob Sturm
Jacob Sturm
Jacob Sturm was the most famous engraver of entomological and botanical scientific publications in Germany at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th century. He lived in Nuremberg....
(1771-1748), he was co-author of Bryologia Germanica (1823-1831). He translated a number of Danish and Swedish works, and was the author of the following publications:
- Tagebuch auf einer Reise nach den Küsten des adriatischen Meeres (Diary of a Journey to the Shores of the Adriatic SeaAdriatic SeaThe Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges...
), 1818 - De Voitia et Systolio. novis muscorum frondosorum generibus (1818)
- Einige Beobachtungen über die Entstehung und Metamorphose der niederen vegetabilischen Organismen (Some Observations on the Formation and Metamorphism of the Lower Vegetable Organisms). In: Flora (1819)