Friedrich Wilhelm von Leysser

Deceased Person

1731 – 1815

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Who was Friedrich Wilhelm von Leysser?

Friedrich Wilhelm von Leysser; was a German botanist who was a native of Magdeburg. He served as counsellor to the king of Prussia.

He was the author of Flora Halensis, and was the first president of Naturforschende Gesellschaft zu Halle. The plant genus Leyssera from the family Asteraceae is named after him.

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Born
Mar 7, 1731
Magdeburg
Nationality
  • Germany
Died
Oct 10, 1815
Halle

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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