Heinrich Christian Funck
Deceased Person
1771 – 1839
Who was Heinrich Christian Funck?
Heinrich Christian Funck was a German pharmacist and bryologist born in Wunsiedel, Bavaria. He was a co-founder of the Regensburg Botanical Society.
He received early training at a pharmacy in Regensburg, subsequently studying in Salzburg, Erlangen and Jena. In 1803 he acquired the family-owned pharmacy in Gefrees, from where he performed research of cryptogams, especially bryophytes. He conducted botanical investigations in the nearby Fichtelgebirge, and also organized excursions to the Salzburg Alps, Italy, Switzerland, et al.
In 1834 he sold the pharmacy in Gefrees in order to devote more time and energy to botany. Funck died of a stroke in Gefrees on April 14, 1839.
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- Born
- Nov 22, 1771
Wunsiedel - Nationality
- Germany
- Died
- Apr 14, 1839
Gefrees
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on July 23, 2013
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