David Nathaniel Friedrich Dietrich

David Nathaniel Friedrich Dietrich (October 3, 1800 December 23, 1888) was German botanist and gardener.

Dietrich's birth year is listed as 1799 and 1800. He was born in Ziegenhain.[1] In 1828 Dietrich worked as a botanic gardener in Jena. In 1836 he received his doctorate at the University of Jena. Dietrich was curator of the Jena Botanic Garden at the University of Jena under Ernst Stahl.

He was the nephew of the botanist Friedrich Gottlieb Dietrich (1765-1850).

Dietrich wrote pamphlets on poisonous plants, mosses, and forest flora and fauna of Germany as well as several botanical encyclopedias. In his five-volume, 1839-1852 Synopsis Plantarum included about 80,000 species and 524 genera. The five-volume Flora of Germany published from 1833 to 1864 contains 1150 colored panels. The two-volume Forst Flora and the 476 booklets of the comprehensive Flora Universalis are his most famous work.[1][2]

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  1. 1 2 "David Nathaniel Friedrich Dietrich". University of North Carolina Herbarium. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  2. "Dietrich, Dr. David Nathaniel Friedrich (1800-1888) Forst Flora". Fine Antique Prints and Art. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  3. "Author Query for 'D.Dietr.'". International Plant Names Index.

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