Johann Baptist Ziz (1779–1829) was a

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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 ...

, born in Mainz in the Rhineland on October 8, 1779. He died in Mainz on December 1, 1829. The genus ''

Zizia ''Zizia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the parsley family, Apiaceae. It was named after Johann Baptist Ziz (1779–1829), a German botanist from the Rhineland.''Botanische Arbeitsgemeinschaft Südwestdeutschland''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ziz 19th-century German botanists 1779 births 1829 deaths Scientists from Mainz