Friedrich Kasimir Medikus

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1736 – 1808

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Who was Friedrich Kasimir Medikus?

Friedrich Kasimir Medikus was a German physician and botanist.

He was born at Grumbach and became director of the University of Heidelberg and curator of the botanical garden at Mannheim. He encouraged the cultivation of locust trees in Europe.

The genus Medicusia was named after him by Conrad Moench.

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Born
Jan 6, 1736
Grumbach
Nationality
  • Germany
Died
Jul 8, 1808
Mannheim

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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