__NOTOC__ Christian Friedrich Heinrich Wimmer (October 30, 1803 – March 12, 1868) was a German

botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...

and educator who was a native of Breslau. From 1821 he studied

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and natural sciences at the

University of Breslau A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, th ...

, and after completion of studies, taught classes at Friedrichs gymnasium in Breslau. In 1835 he received the title of professor, and from 1863 served as a ''Schulrat'' (education official). He was author of several publications on

Silesia Silesia (, also , ) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at around 8,000,000. Silesia is split ...

n flora, and specialized in the study of the

willow Willows, also called sallows and osiers, from the genus ''Salix'', comprise around 400 speciesMabberley, D.J. 1997. The Plant Book, Cambridge University Press #2: Cambridge. of typically deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist s ...

genus ''

Salix Willows, also called sallows and osiers, from the genus ''Salix'', comprise around 400 speciesMabberley, D.J. 1997. The Plant Book, Cambridge University Press #2: Cambridge. of typically deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist so ...

''. The plant genus ''

Wimmeria ''Wimmeria'' is a genus of shrubs to small trees in the family Celastraceae. It is named after German botanist Christian Friedrich Heinrich Wimmer (1803–1868). Species :''This list may be incomplete.'' * '' Wimmeria acapulcensis'' Lundell ...

'' within the family

Celastraceae The Celastraceae (staff-vine or bittersweet) are a family of 97 genera and 1,350 species of herbs, vines, shrubs and small trees, belonging to the order Celastrales. The great majority of the genera are tropical, with only ''Celastrus'' (the staf ...

is named after him.BHL
Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications In 1854–62 Wimmer published an edition on the ancient Greek naturalist

Theophrastus Theophrastus (; grc-gre, Θεόφραστος ; c. 371c. 287 BC), a Greek philosopher and the successor to Aristotle in the Peripatetic school. He was a native of Eresos in Lesbos.Gavin Hardy and Laurence Totelin, ''Ancient Botany'', Routledge ...

, title
"''Theophrasti Eresii Opera quae supersunt omnia''"

Selected writings

* ''Flora Silesiae'' (Silesian flora), with

Heinrich Emanuel Grabowski Heinrich Emanuel Grabowski (11 July 1792 – 1 October 1842) was a German botanist and pharmacist of Polish heritage. He was a native of Leobschütz (today known as Glubczyce, Poland). He studied pharmacy as an apprentice in Breslau (Wrocław) ...

(2 volumes, 1827–29). * ''Flora von Schlesien'' (Flora of Silesia), 1832. * ''Phytologiae Aristotelicae fragmenta'', 1838. * ''Flora von Schlesien preußischen und österreichischen Antheils'' (Flora of Silesian, Prussian and Austrian Antheils), 1840; second edition, 1844; third edition, 1857. * ''Theophrasti Eresii Opera quae supersunt omnia'' (3 volumes, 1854–62). * ''Salices europaeae'', 1866.

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translated biography at

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OCLC WorldCat Search, List of publications.

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* 19th-century German botanists Scientists from Wrocław 1803 births 1868 deaths University of Breslau alumni People from the Province of Silesia {{Germany-botanist-stub