Conrad Moench

Conrad Moench

1800
Native name Konrad Mönch
Born (1744-08-15)15 August 1744
Kassel
Died 6 January 1805(1805-01-06) (aged 60)
Marburg
Residence Marburg
Citizenship German
Nationality German
Fields botanist / pharmacist / chemist
Institutions Rats-Apotheke in Hanover, pharmacy of Samuel Wyttenbach in Bern, pharmacy in Kassel, assessor of Medizinalkollegs, professor of botany at the Collegium Carolinum, assessor of botany at Marburg University,
Education Doctorate in Medicine, 12 October 1781
Alma mater Marburg University
Author abbrev. (botany) Moench
Spouse Catharine Margarethe Schmölder

Conrad Moench (sometimes written Konrad Mönch; 15 August 1744 – 6 January 1805) was a German botanist, professor of botany at Marburg University from 1786 until his death.

He wrote 'Methodus Plantas horti botanici et agri Marburgensis' in 1794, an arranged account of plants in the fields and gardens of Marburg. In 1802 he named the plant Gillenia trifoliata in a supplement to a local flora of the city of Marburg. He also named the plant genus Echinacea (1794).[1]

The botanical genus Moenchia (family Caryophyllaceae) is named in his honor.[2]

The standard botanical author abbreviation Moench is applied to plants he described.

Principal writings

References

  1. "Echinacea Page".
  2. Google Books Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings: A Glossary by F. A. Sharr
  3. WorldCat Identities (publications by Moench)
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