Georg Heinrich Mettenius
German botanist (1823–1866)
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Georg Heinrich Mettenius (24 November 1823 – 18 August 1866) was a German botanist born in Frankfurt am Main. He was son-in-law to botanist Alexander Braun (1805–1877).
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| Born | 24 November 1823 Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| Died | 18 August 1866 (aged 42) Leipzig, Germany |
| Alma mater | University of Heidelberg |
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| Fields | Botany, Pteridology |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Mett |
In 1845 he received his medical doctorate from the University of Heidelberg. After graduation, he studied marine algae in Helgoland and Fiume. In 1848, he returned to Heidelberg as a privat-docent, and was later appointed an associate professor of botany at Freiburg. In 1852 he became a full professor at the University of Leipzig as well as director of its botanical garden. He died of cholera in Leipzig at the age of 42.[1]
Mettenius was a leading authority in the field of pteridology. The plant genus Metteniusa (family Metteniusaceae) is named in his honor.
Selected publications
- Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Rhizocarpeen (1846) - Contributions to the knowledge of Rhizocarpaceae.
- "Filices horti botanici Lipsiensis" (1856)
- "Filices Lechlerianae Chilenses ac Peruanae cura" (1856).
- Über einige Farngattungen (volumes 1 to 6, 1857) - On some fern genera.[3]
