Friedrich Guimpel

Friedrich Guimpel (1 August 1774 in Berlin – 17 January 1839) was a German engraver and botanical illustrator.

An artist and professor at the Berlin Academy of Arts, he collaborated with several renowned botanists in the creation of illustrated botanical works.[1][2]

Botanical plate of Theobroma cacao by Friedrich Guimpel from Hayne's "Getreue Darstellung und Beschreibung der in der Arzneykunde gebräuchlichen Gewächse".

The species Berberis guimpelii was named in his honor by Karl Koch and Carl David Bouché. It is synonymous with Berberis chinensis.[3]

Selected works

References

  1. Google Books Neues allgemeines Künstler-Lexicon, oder, Nachrichten von dem ..., Volume 6.
  2. BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
  3. GRIN Taxonomy for Plants Berberis guimpeli
  4. WorldCat Search (publications)
  5. "Author Query for 'Guimpel'". International Plant Names Index.
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