Noël Martin Joseph Necker (25 December 1730 – 30 December 1793) was a German

physician A physician, medical practitioner (British English), medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the Medical education, study, Med ...

and

botanist Botany, also called plant science, is the branch of natural science and biology studying plants, especially Plant anatomy, their anatomy, Plant taxonomy, taxonomy, and Plant ecology, ecology. A botanist or plant scientist is a scientist who s ...

Career

Necker was the personal physician to the court of the

Electoral Palatinate The Electoral Palatinate was a constituent state of the Holy Roman Empire until it was annexed by the Electorate of Baden in 1803. From the end of the 13th century, its ruler was one of the Prince-electors who elected the Holy Roman Empero ...

Mannheim Mannheim (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: or ), officially the University City of Mannheim (), is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, second-largest city in Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, the States of Ger ...

. His botanical was work involved the study of

mosses Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (, ) '' sensu stricto''. Bryophyta ('' sensu lato'', Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryophytes, which comprise liverworts, mosses, and ho ...

(Bryophyta) on which he wrote several works, and

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

on which he wrote the ''Traité sur la mycitologie''. He is also known for describing the

orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...

genus

Dactylorhiza ''Dactylorhiza'' is a genus of flowering plants in the orchid family Orchidaceae. Its species are commonly called marsh orchids or spotted orchids. ''Dactylorhiza'' were previously classified under ''Orchis'', which has two round tubers. Descrip ...

Eponyms

The moss genus '' Neckera'', and its family, the

Neckeraceae Neckeraceae is a moss family in the order Hypnales. There are about 200 species native to temperate and tropical regions. Most grow on rocks, or other plants. Description Members of the family are usually large and glossy plants with creeping st ...

were named in his honour.

Publications

* ''Deliciae gallobelgicae silvestres, seu Tractatus generalis plantarum gallo-belgicarum''. 2 vols. 1768 * ''Methodus Muscorum per Clases, Ordines, Genera (Juniperus dilatata & Juniperus sabina var. tamariscifolia)'' Necker, Noël Joseph de. Mannheim. 1771 * ''Physiologia muscorum, per examen analytic'' Necker, Noël Joseph de. 1774 * ''Traité sur la mycitologie ou Discours sur les champignons en général…'' 1774 * ''Phytozoologie philosophique, dans laquelle on démontre comment le nombre des genres & des especes, concernant les animaux & les vegetaux, a été limité & fixé par la nature.'' Necker, Noël Joseph de, Societatem Typographycam. 1790 * ''Corollarum ad Philos, botanicam Linnaei spectans'' Necker, Noël Joseph de, Neowedae ad Rhenum apud Societaten Typographycam. 1790 * ''Elementa botanica, genera genuina, species naturales omnium . . .'' Necker, Noël Joseph de, Societatem Typographycam. 1790

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Necker, Noel Martin Joseph de 1730 births 1793 deaths 18th-century German botanists 18th-century German physicians

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