Anton Ortmann

Anton Ortmann (19 March 1801, in Plan 21 November 1861, in Elbogen) was a Bohemian-Austrian pharmacist and botanist, known for his investigations of flora native to Bohemia, notably in the environs of Karlsbad and Elbogen.

During his career, he worked as a pharmacist in Karlsbad and later Elbogen (since 1842). From 1857 to 1861 he served as mayor of Elbogen.[1][2] The plant genus Ortmannia (family Orchidaceae) was named in honor by Philipp Maximilian Opiz.[3]

Publications

References

  1. 1 2 Ortmann, Anton (1801-1861) Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon und biographische Dokumentation
  2. Geschichte der Botanik in Böhmen by Vincenz Maiwald
  3. BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
  4. IPNI.  Ortmann.
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