Johan Adam Pollich or Johann (1 January 1741,

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– 24 February 1780) was a German

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. He studied medicine in

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, and following graduation he practiced medicine for a short period of time. From 1764 onward he devoted his energies to

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. In 1776 he published the first volume of ''Historia plantarum in Palatinatu'', followed by volumes II & III the next year. Because of its excellent descriptions of plants, this work was highly praised by Pollich's contemporaries.biography
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Works

* 1763: ''Dissertatio physiologico-medica de nutrimento incremento statu ac decremento corporis humani''. 20 S. Argentorati: Heitz (med. Dissertation) * 1776-1777: ''Historia plantarum in Palatinatu electorali sponte nascentium incepta, secundum systema sexuale digesta''. Bd. 1 : 454 S.; Bd. 2: 664 S.; Bd. 3: 320 S. - Mannhemii, apud Christian Friedrich Schwan (1733-1815). * 1779: ''Beschreibung einiger Insecten, die noch im Linné’schen System fehlen und um Weilburg vorkommen''. * 1781: ''Von den Insecten die in Linne's Natursystem nicht befindlich sind''. Bemerk. Kuhrpfälz. phys.-oek. Ges., 1779: 252-287. * 1783: ''Descriptio insectorum Palatinorum''. Act. Leopoldina VII.

External links

* http://www.pollichia.de/
IPNI
List of taxa described by Pollich.

References

* G. H. Müller: Johann Adam Pollich (1741-1780). 'Medicinae Doctor' und Pflanzengeograph der Pfalz. Eine Studie anhand bisher unbekannter Briefe, Dokumente und Schriften Pollichia Buch Nr. 21, 176 S. Bad Dürkheim, 1990. {{DEFAULTSORT:Pollich, Johann Adam 18th-century German botanists German entomologists 1741 births 1780 deaths People from Kaiserslautern