Josef Murr

Josef Murr (6 June 1864, Brixen – 4 January 1932, Innsbruck) was an Austrian classical philologist and botanist.

In 1887 he received his PhD from the University of Innsbruck, afterwards working as a high school instructor in several communities, that included Trient (1896–1906) and Feldkirch (1906–1919).^[1][2] As a botanist, he was a taxonomic authority of numerous plants within the genera Chenopodium and Hieracium.^[3]

Selected works

• Die Pflanzenwelt in der griechischen Mythologie. 1890 – The plant world in Greek mythology.^[4]
• Altgriechische Weisheit : Blumenlese von Sinnsprüchen aus griechischen Dichtern, 1891 – Ancient Greek wisdom : anthology of aphorisms from Greek poets.
• Vokalismus und Gefühlsstimmung, in ihrem Zusammenhang an Homer und Vergil erläutert, 1908 – Vocalisms and emotions: being explained in the context of Homer and Virgil.^[5]
• Neue Übersicht über die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen von Vorarlberg und Liechtenstein, 1923 – New survey of ferns and flowering plants of Vorarlberg and Liechtenstein.^[6]

References

1. Zapfe.pdf biographical sketch
2. BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
3. IPNI List of plants described & co-described by Murr.
4. Hathi Trust Die Pflanzenwelt in der griechischen Mythologie
5. WorldCat Search publications)
6. Open Library Neue Uebersicht über die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen von Vorarlberg und Liechtenstein
7. "Author Query for 'Murr'". International Plant Names Index.