Franz Josef Ruprecht
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Franz Josef Ruprecht was an Austria
n-born physician and botanist active in Russia
, where he was known as Frants Ivanovič Ruprekt ( Франц Ива́нович Ру́прехт). He grew up, studied, and graduated as Doctor of Medicine in 1836 in Prague. After a short stint in medical practice in Prague, he was appointed curator of the herbarium of the Russian Academy of Sciences
in St. Petersburg
in 1839, then assistant director of the St. Petersburg botanical gardens between 1851 and 1855, and professor of botany in 1855 at the University of St. Petersburg.
He described many new plants collected in the Russian Far East, including Alaska, then under Russian rule; examples include Adiantum aleuticum
, Lonicera maackii
, and Phellodendron amurense
.
The genus Ruprechtia
is named after him.
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n-born physician and botanist active in Russia
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
, where he was known as Frants Ivanovič Ruprekt ( Франц Ива́нович Ру́прехт). He grew up, studied, and graduated as Doctor of Medicine in 1836 in Prague. After a short stint in medical practice in Prague, he was appointed curator of the herbarium of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Academy of Sciences
The Russian Academy of Sciences consists of the national academy of Russia and a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation as well as auxiliary scientific and social units like libraries, publishers and hospitals....
in St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
in 1839, then assistant director of the St. Petersburg botanical gardens between 1851 and 1855, and professor of botany in 1855 at the University of St. Petersburg.
He described many new plants collected in the Russian Far East, including Alaska, then under Russian rule; examples include Adiantum aleuticum
Adiantum aleuticum
Adiantum aleuticum is a species of fern in the genus Adiantum, native mainly to western North America from the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, south to Chihuahua, and also locally in northeastern North America from Newfoundland south to Maryland.The fronds grow to 15-110 cm high, and are...
, Lonicera maackii
Lonicera maackii
Lonicera maackii is a species of honeysuckle in the family Caprifoliaceae, native to temperate Asia in northern and western China , Mongolia, Japan , Korea, and southeastern Russia .It is listed as an endangered species in Japan...
, and Phellodendron amurense
Phellodendron
Phellodendron or Cork-tree, is a genus of deciduous trees in the family Rutaceae, native to east and northeast Asia. It has leathery, pinnate leaves and yellow, clumped flowers. The name refers to the thick and corky bark of some species in the genus.-Cultivation and uses:As an ornamental plant,...
.
The genus Ruprechtia
Ruprechtia
Ruprechtia is a genus of plant in family Polygonaceae. It contains the following species :* Ruprechtia apetala, Weddell* Ruprechtia howardiana* Ruprechtia tangarana...
is named after him.
Publications
- Ruprecht, F. J. Symbolae ad historiam et geographiam plantarum Rossicarum, St. Petersburg in 1846
- Ruprecht, F. J. Flora Caucasi, P. 1. St. Pétersbourg 1869
- Postels, A., Ruprecht, F.J. Illustrationes algarum, Weinheim, J. Cramer 1963
- Ruprecht, F. J. Flora ingrica (flora of the Leningrad region).