Nathanael Matthaeus von Wolf

Nathanael Matthaeus von Wolf.

Nathanael Matthaeus von Wolf, Nathanael Matthäus von Wolf, Polish: Nataniel Mateusz Wolf (28 January 1724 in Konitz [1] – 15 December 1784 in Danzig) was a German[2] botanist, physician, and astronomer.

Von Wolf studied medicine at the University of Erfurt and received his M.D. in 1748. He became the personal doctor of Teodor Kazimierz Czartoryski, the Prince-bishop of Poznań, until the bishop's death in 1768. He then opened a private office in 1769 at Tczew and then at Danzig (Gdańsk) in 1772. He spent most of his adult life in Danzig (Gdańsk).

Von Wolf was a member of the Danzig Research Society and left his collections to them and greatly supported the building of a planetarium. As an astronomer he had worked also at the Corps of Cadets in Warsaw

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1777.

On 10 May 1785, a few months after von Wolf's death, the Danzig physician Phillipp Adolph Lampe held a memorial at the Danzig Research Society.

Notes

  1. ↑ Nathanael Matthaeus Wolf, Member of Naturforschende Gesellschaft Danzig from Conitz, Westpreussen
  2. ↑ Stafleu, F.A.; Cowan, R.S. (1976–1988), "Wolf, Nathaniel Matthaeus von", Taxonomic literature: A selective guide to botanical publications and collections with dates, commentaries and types. Second Edition, Utrecht: Bohn, Scheltema and Holkema; Available online through Smithsonian Institution Libraries
  3. ↑ "Author Query for 'Wolf'". International Plant Names Index.

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