Friedrich Wilhelm Gottlieb Theophil Rostkovius (1770–1848) was a German physician,

mycologist Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungus, fungi, including their genetics, genetic and biochemistry, biochemical properties, their Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy and ethnomycology, their use to humans, including as a so ...

and

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 ...

. In 1801, he received his doctorate from the

University of Halle Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg (german: Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg), also referred to as MLU, is a public, research-oriented university in the cities of Halle and Wittenberg and the largest and oldest university i ...

with the thesis ''Dissertatio Botanica Inauguralis De Iunco'' (treatise on rushes). He later settled in

Stettin Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin language, Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital city, capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the Po ...

as a medical practitioner. The plant genus ''

Rostkovia ''Rostkovia'' is a genus of plant in family Juncaceae described as a genus in 1809. The genus is native to Ecuador, southern South America, New Zealand, and various antarctic and subantarctic islands. ; Species * ''Rostkovia magellanica'' (Lam. ...

'' from the family

Juncaceae Juncaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the rush family. It consists of 8 genera and about 464 known species of slow-growing, rhizomatous, herbaceous monocotyledonous plants that may superficially resemble grasses and s ...

was named in his honor by

Nicaise Auguste Desvaux Nicaise Auguste Desvaux (28 August 1784 – 12 July 1856) was a French botanist. From 1816 he taught classes in Angers, where from 1817 to 1838 he served as director of its botanical garden. He described the botanical genera ''Neslia'', ''Mycenast ...

(1784-1856). His name is also associated with the species ''

Euphrasia rostkoviana ''Euphrasia rostkoviana'' (synonym ''Euphrasia officinalis''),
in BoDD – Botanical Dermatology Database also ...

''.

Written works

*Monographia generis iunci, 1801; with

Philipp Friedrich Theodor Meckel Philipp Friedrich Theodor Meckel (30 April 1755 – 17 March 1803) was a German anatomist, surgeon and obstetrician. He was born in Berlin, the son of Johann Friedrich Meckel, a professor of anatomy. Two of Philipp's sons also became anatomis ...

(1755–1803). *Flora Sedinensis, exhibens plantas phanerogamas spontaneas nec non plantas praecipuas agri Swinemundii, 1824; with

Wilhelm Ludwig Ewald Schmidt Wilhelm Ludwig Ewald Schmidt (4 May 1805 in (near Potsdam) – 5 June 1843 in Stettin) was a German physician, botanist, and entomologist. As an entomologist, he specialized in Coleoptera. In 1828 he obtained his medical doctorate in Berlin; after ...

(1805–1843). *''Die Pilze Deutschlands: Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen''. Abt. 3, Volume 5; Volumes 21–22, 1844; with

August Karl Joseph Corda August Carl Joseph Corda (1809–1849) was a Czech physician and mycologist. This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation when citing a botanical name. Early life and education Corda was born in Reichenberg (now Liberec), Bohemia on N ...

(1809–1849) - German

fungi A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...

: German flora in pictures from nature with descriptions. *''Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen'', 1844; with

Jacob Sturm Jacob Sturm (21 March 1771 – 28 November 1848) was a leading engraver of entomological and botanical scientific publications in Germany at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th century. He was born and lived in Nuremberg and was the ...

(1771–1848) and Johann Wilhelm Sturm (1808–1865) - German flora in pictures from nature with descriptions.WorldCat Identities
(publications)

References

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