About Friedrich Wilhelm von Leysser
Lived 1731 – 1815 (aged 84). Friedrich Wilhelm von Leysser was a botanist, civil servant, jurist, mineralogist and beamter.
Friedrich Wilhelm von Leysser (March 7, 1731 – October 10, 1815); (surname sometimes given as Leyser) was a German botanist who was a native of Magdeburg. He served as counsellor (Kriegsrat and Domänenrat) to the king of Prussia.
He was the author of Flora Halensis (Flora of Halle) (1761), and was the first president of Naturforschende Gesellschaft zu Halle. The plant genus Leyssera (Leysera) from the family Asteraceae is named after him.
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Who was Friedrich Wilhelm von Leysser?
German botanist (1731–1815)
When was Friedrich Wilhelm von Leysser born?
Friedrich Wilhelm von Leysser was born on 7 March 1731 in Magdeburg.
When did Friedrich Wilhelm von Leysser die?
Friedrich Wilhelm von Leysser died on 10 October 1815 in Halle (Saale).
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Friedrich Wilhelm von Leysser was a botanist, civil servant, jurist, mineralogist and beamter.
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Friedrich Wilhelm von Leysser's recorded nationality: German Confederation.
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