Chrétien Géofroy Nestler

Chrétien Géofroy Nestler, name also given as Christian Gottfried Nestler (1 March 1778, Strasbourg – 2 October 1832), was an Alsatian botanist and pharmacist.

He studied under Louis Claude Richard in Paris, and in 1806–1810 served as a military pharmacist.[1] He was later a professor of botany to the faculty of medicine at the University of Strasbourg and a chief pharmacist of Strasbourg hospices. In 1816 he was appointed director of the botanical garden at Strasbourg.[2]

As a taxonomist, he described a number of species within the genus Potentilla.[3] The genus Nestlera (family Asteraceae) was named in his honor by Kurt Sprengel.[4]

Written works

References

  1. BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
  2. Museum Grenoble Stirpes Cryptogamae Vogeso-Rhenanae de Jean-Baptiste Mougeot et Christian Gottfried Nestler
  3. IPNI List of plants described and co-described by Nestler.
  4. CRC World Dictionary of Plant Nmaes: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms ... by Umberto Quattrocchi
  5. English Wikisource (published works)
  6. "Author Query for 'Nestl.'". International Plant Names Index.
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