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Christoph Jakob Trew
Christoph Jacob Trew (16 April 1695 in Lauf an der Pegnitz – 18 July 1769) was a German botanist. He was originally a city solicitor, court physician, Count Palatine of the Holy Roman Empire, an advisor to the Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach. He also had an academic passion for botany. He was a member of the Royal Society of London, the Berlin Academy, and the Florentine Botanical Society. His interest in botany then led him to sponsor the publication of illustrated botanical books. In 1732, Christoph Jacob Trew saw some of Georg Ehret's drawings. Ehret was a botanist and illustrator, from Heidelberg, Germany. Liking them, Trew then became Ehret's patron. Ehret sent many paintings to Trew over the next few years. Between 1750-1773 Trew began ''Plantae Selectae Quarum Imagines'' (it was published in Nuremberg). It has many illustrations by Georg Ehret. Trew wrote the plant descriptions. Up to 16 new names of plants were published by Trew in the series; including ''Cochliasant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauf An Der Pegnitz
Lauf an der Pegnitz (; Northern Bavarian: ''Lauf an da Pegnitz'') is a town to the East of Nuremberg, Germany. It is the capital of the district Nürnberger Land, in Bavaria. It is in the valley of the River Pegnitz, which flows through the town. In 2009, the municipality developed a climate protection plan which was supported by the German Ministry for the Environment. Twin towns – sister cities Lauf an der Pegnitz is twinned with: * Brive-la-Gaillarde, France * Drama, Greece * Nyköping, Sweden * Tirschenreuth, Germany Notable people *Hermann Roesler (1834–1894), economist *Martin Lauer (1937–2019), athlete, Olympic medalist, lived here *Martin Jellinghaus (born 1944), athlete, Olympic medalist * Marlene Mortler (born 1955), politician (CSU), Member of the Bundestag (2002–2019), Member of the European Parliament *Timo Rost Timo Rost (born 29 August 1978) is a German football manager and former player who last managed Erzgebirge Aue. Coaching career Rost took ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
