Paul Heinrich Gerhard Möhring (also Paul Mohr; 21 July 1710 in

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– 28 October 1792) was a German

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and

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. He studied medicine in Danzig and

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, and following graduation (1733), he settled as a

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in his hometown of Jever. Möhring was a physician to the Prince of Anhalt. In 1752 he published '' Avium Genera'', an early attempt to classify bird species, which divided birds into four classes and shows the beginnings of the modern groupings. During his long career, he maintained correspondence with

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, Lorenz Heister,

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and Paul Gottlieb Werlhof. The plant genus '' Moehringia'' (family

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) was named in his honor by Carl Linnaeus.

Principal works

* "De inflammationis sanguineae theoria mechanica", 1733. * "Historiae medicinales", 1739. * "Avium genera", 1752. * ''Geslachten der Vogelen'' 1758.WorldCat Identities
Publications by Möhring.

References

External links

IPNI
List of plants described by Paul Möhring. 1710 births 1792 deaths 18th-century German zoologists 18th-century German physicians 18th-century German botanists Botanists with author abbreviations Honorary members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences University of Wittenberg alumni People from Jever {{Germany-botanist-stub