Georg Rudolf Boehmer (October 1, 1723 – April 4, 1803) was a German botanist and physician who was born in Liegnitz

Legnica

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He studied botany at the University of Leipzig

University of Leipzig

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 under Christian Gottlieb Ludwig

Christian Gottlieb Ludwig

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 (1709–1773). In 1752 he succeeded Abraham Vater

Abraham Vater

Abraham Vater was a German anatomist from Wittenberg. He received his doctorate in philosophy from the University of Wittenberg in 1706, and his medical degree from the University of Leipzig in 1710...

 (1684–1751) as professor of botany and anatomy

Anatomy

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 at the University of Wittenberg, where in 1782 became a professor of therapy

Therapy

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. During his career he also had part-time duties as Stadtphysikus in Wittenberg

Wittenberg

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, and later in Kemberg

Kemberg

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Among his publications was a five volume work on natural history

Natural history

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 called Bibliotheca scriptorum historiae naturalis and he is also known as an entomologist..
The plant genus Boehmeria

Boehmeria

Boehmeria is a genus of about 100 species of flowering plants in the nettle family Urticaceae, native to Asia and North America. The species include herbaceous perennials, shrubs and small trees. Although related to nettles, this genus does not have stinging hairs...

from the family Urticaceae

Urticaceae

Urticaceae, or the nettle family, is a family of flowering plants. The family name comes from the genus Urtica . Urticaceae includes a number of well-known and useful plants, including the aforementioned nettles, Ramie , māmaki , and ajlai .The family includes approximately 2600 species, grouped...

is named in his honor.

Selected publications

• Lexicon rei Herbaria
• Technische Geschichte der Pflanzen (Technical History of Plants)
• Bibliotheca scriptorum historiae naturalis, 5 volumes 1785-1789
• Systematisch-literarische Handbuch der Naturgeschichte, Ökonomie und anderer damit verwandter Wissenschaften und Künste (Systematic and Literary Handbook of Natural History, Economics and related Sciences and Arts)