Joseph Friedrich Nicolaus Bornmüller
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Joseph Friedrich Nicolaus Bornmüller (February 6, 1862 – December 19, 1948) was a German botanist who was born in Hildburghausen
, Thuringia
.
He studied horticulture
in Potsdam
, and in 1886 travelled to the Balkans
and Greece on his first botanical expedition. In 1887-88 he worked at the Botanical Garden
in Belgrade
, and during his subsequent career performed botanical studies widely throughout the Middle East, Asia Minor
and southern Europe. In 1903 he succeeded Heinrich Carl Haussknecht
(1838–1903) as curator
of the "Haussknecht Herbarium
" at Weimar
, a position he maintained until 1938. He was also awarded an honorary professorship from the University of Jena.
Among Bornmüller's many publications was a treatise on Macedonian
flora titled Beiträge zur Flora Mazedoniens (1925–1928). The plant genus Bornmuellerantha from the family Scrophulariaceae
is named in his honor.
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....
, Thuringia
Thuringia
The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
.
He studied horticulture
Horticulture
Horticulture is the industry and science of plant cultivation including the process of preparing soil for the planting of seeds, tubers, or cuttings. Horticulturists work and conduct research in the disciplines of plant propagation and cultivation, crop production, plant breeding and genetic...
in Potsdam
Potsdam
Potsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. It is situated on the River Havel, southwest of Berlin city centre....
, and in 1886 travelled to the Balkans
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
and Greece on his first botanical expedition. In 1887-88 he worked at the Botanical Garden
Botanical garden
A botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names...
in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, and during his subsequent career performed botanical studies widely throughout the Middle East, Asia Minor
Asia Minor
Asia Minor is a geographical location at the westernmost protrusion of Asia, also called Anatolia, and corresponds to the western two thirds of the Asian part of Turkey...
and southern Europe. In 1903 he succeeded Heinrich Carl Haussknecht
Heinrich Carl Haussknecht
Heinrich Carl Haussknecht was a German pharmacist and botanical collector who was a native of Bennungen, Sachsen-Anhalt.Trained as a pharmacist, Haussknecht is remembered for his extensive collection and description of plant species...
(1838–1903) as curator
Curator
A curator is a manager or overseer. Traditionally, a curator or keeper of a cultural heritage institution is a content specialist responsible for an institution's collections and involved with the interpretation of heritage material...
of the "Haussknecht Herbarium
Herbarium
In botany, a herbarium – sometimes known by the Anglicized term herbar – is a collection of preserved plant specimens. These specimens may be whole plants or plant parts: these will usually be in a dried form, mounted on a sheet, but depending upon the material may also be kept in...
" at Weimar
Weimar
Weimar is a city in Germany famous for its cultural heritage. It is located in the federal state of Thuringia , north of the Thüringer Wald, east of Erfurt, and southwest of Halle and Leipzig. Its current population is approximately 65,000. The oldest record of the city dates from the year 899...
, a position he maintained until 1938. He was also awarded an honorary professorship from the University of Jena.
Among Bornmüller's many publications was a treatise on Macedonian
Macedonia (region)
Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe. Its boundaries have changed considerably over time, but nowadays the region is considered to include parts of five Balkan countries: Greece, the Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, Albania, Serbia, as...
flora titled Beiträge zur Flora Mazedoniens (1925–1928). The plant genus Bornmuellerantha from the family Scrophulariaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Scrophulariaceae, the figwort family, are a family of flowering plants. The plants are annual or perennial herbs with flowers with bilateral or rarely radial symmetry. Members of the Scrophulariaceae have a cosmopolitan distribution, with the majority found in temperate areas, including...
is named in his honor.