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Friedrich Wilhelm Gottlieb Rostkovius

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Friedrich Wilhelm Gottlieb Theophil Rostkovius (1770–1848) was a German medical doctor, mycologist and botanist.[1]

In 1801, he received his doctorate from the University of Halle with the thesis Dissertatio Botanica Inauguralis De Junco (treatise on rushes), studying under Carl Ludwig Willdenow.[2][1] He later settled in Stettin as a medical practitioner and continued to study plants and fungi, and publish on them.[3][4]

The plant genus Rostkovia from the family Juncaceae was named in his honor by Nicaise Auguste Desvaux (1784-1856).[5][4] His name is also associated with the species Euphrasia rostkoviana.[6][4]

Rostkovius died on 17 August 1848.[1]

Written works

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  • Monographia generis iunci, 1801; with Philipp Friedrich Theodor Meckel (1755–1803).
  • Flora Sedinensis, exhibens plantas phanerogamas spontaneas nec non plantas praecipuas agri Swinemundii, 1824; with Wilhelm Ludwig Ewald Schmidt (1805–1843).
  • Die Pilze Deutschlands: Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. Abt. 3, Volume 5; Volumes 21–22, 1844; with August Karl Joseph Corda (1809–1849) - German fungi : German flora in pictures from nature with descriptions.
  • Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen, 1844; with Jacob Sturm (1771–1848) and Johann Wilhelm Sturm (1808–1865) - German flora in pictures from nature with descriptions.[7][8]
The standard author abbreviation Rostk. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Val Smith (2023), Common Ground: Who's who in New Zealand botanical names. Supplement Two: Who's who in New Zealand botanical names. Supplement Two, New Plymouth, OCLC 1428464828, Wikidata Q132874317{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ WorldCat Titles Dissertatio botanica de Junco.
  3. ^ BibDigital Diccionario Archived 2018-09-15 at the Wayback Machine (biographical information)
  4. ^ a b c Smith, Val (2023-01-01). Common Ground: Who's who in New Zealand botanical names. Supplement Two: Who's who in New Zealand botanical names. Supplement Two.
  5. ^ CRC world dictionary of plant names. 4. R - Z by Umberto Quattrocchi
  6. ^ Eyebright - LEO forums Euphrasia rostkoviana
  7. ^ Google Search (publications)
  8. ^ WorldCat Identities (publications)
  9. ^ International Plant Names Index. Rostk.
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