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Gustav Wilhelm Körber
Gustav Wilhelm Körber (10 January 1817, Hirschberg – 27 January 1885, Breslau) was a German lichenologist. He studied natural sciences in Breslau and Berlin, obtaining his PhD in 1839 with the thesis ''De gonidiis lichenum''. After graduation, he served as an instructor at the "Elisabethanum" in Breslau, and from 1862, worked as a private teacher. In 1873 he became an associate professor at the University of Breslau.JSTOR Global Plants (biography) Best known for his investigations of lichen species native to Silesia, he also examined specimens found in central and southeastern Europe as well as lichen collected from |
Acta Horti Berg
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Lecideaceae
The Lecideaceae are a family of lichens in the order Lecideales (Ascomycota, class Lecanoromycetes). Genera According to a recent (2022) estimate, the Lecideaceae comprise 29 genera and about 260 species. The following list indicates the genus name, the taxonomic authority, year of publication, and the number of species: *'' Amygdalaria'' – 11 spp. *''Bahianora'' – 1 sp. *''Bellemerea'' – 10 spp. *'' Bryobilimbia'' – 6 spp. *''Catarrhospora'' – 2 spp. *'' Cecidonia'' – 2 spp. *''Clauzadea'' – 7 spp. *''Cryptodictyon'' – 2 spp. *'' Eremastrella'' – 2 spp. *''Farnoldia'' – 6 spp. *''Immersaria'' – 8 spp. *''Koerberiella'' – 2 spp. *''Labyrintha'' – 1 sp. *'' Lecidea'' – ca. 100 spp. *''Lecidoma'' – 1 sp. *''Lopacidia'' – 1 sp. *'' Melanolecia'' – 7 spp. *''Pachyphysis'' – 1 sp. *''Paraporpidia'' – 3 spp. *''Poeltiaria'' – 8 spp. *''Poeltidea'' – 3 spp. *''Porpidia ''Porpidia'' is a genus of crustose lichens in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From The Province Of Silesia
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People From Jelenia Góra
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German Lichenologists
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1885 Deaths
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1817 Births
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Taxa named by Gustav Wilhelm Körber Gustav Wilhelm Körber (10 January 1817, Hirschberg – 27 January 1885, Breslau) was a German lichenologist. He studied natural sciences in Breslau and Berlin, obtaining his PhD in 1839 with the thesis ''De gonidiis lichenum''. After graduati ... (1817–1885), a 19th-century German lichenologist. {{CatAutoTOC Körber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Count Johann Nepomuk Wilczek
Count Johann (Hans) Nepomuk Wilczek (german: Hans Graf Wilczek; 7 December 1837 – 27 January 1922) was an Austrian arctic explorer and patron of the arts. He was the main sponsor of the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition in 1872–74. Life Born in Vienna as the son of Count Stanislaus Joseph von Wilczek (1792-1847) and Baroness Gabriele von Reischach (1802-1890). Being from a well-off noble family, young Hans Wilczek made intensive travels and studied archaeology, art history as well as natural sciences. In 1858, he married Countess Emma Maria Emo-Capodilista (1833–1924), a court lady of Archduchess Sophie. He travelled to Russia in 1863, including Crimea and the Caucasus. Then, in 1866, he enlisted in the Austro-Prussian War as a volunteer. Between 1868 and 1870 he travelled across Africa. From 1872 to 1874, he provided for the ''S/X Admiral Tegetthoff'' research vessel and elaborate preparations of the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition, led by Julius Payer a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novaya Zemlya
Novaya Zemlya (, also , ; rus, Но́вая Земля́, p=ˈnovəjə zʲɪmˈlʲa, ) is an archipelago in northern Russia. It is situated in the Arctic Ocean, in the extreme northeast of Europe, with Cape Flissingsky, on the northern island, considered the easternmost point of Europe. To Novaya Zemlya's west lies the Barents Sea and to the east is the Kara Sea. Novaya Zemlya consists of two main islands, the northern Severny Island and the southern Yuzhny Island, which are separated by the Matochkin Strait. Administratively, it is incorporated as Novaya Zemlya District, one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.Law #65-5-OZ Municipally, it is incorporated as Novaya Zemlya Urban Okrug.Law #258-vneoch.-OZ The population of Novaya Zemlya as of the 2010 Census was about 2,429, of whom 1,972 resided in Belushya Guba, an urban settlement that is the administrative center of Novaya Zemlya District. The indigenous population (from 1872 to the 1950s when it was re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spitzbergen
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Albania
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