Lorenz Chrysanth Edler von Vest (18 November 1776, in

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– 15 December 1840, in Graz) was an Austrian physician and botanist. He studied medicine in Vienna and at the

University of Freiburg The University of Freiburg (colloquially german: Uni Freiburg), officially the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg (german: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg), is a public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemb ...

, where in 1798 he received his doctorate. After a stint in the military, he settled into a medical practice in his hometown of Klagenfurt (1800). From 1804 to 1812 he taught classes in theoretical and practical medicine at the lyceum in Klagenfurt, and afterwards worked as a professor of botany and chemistry at the Johanneum in Graz. In 1829 he was appointed chief regional physician and health advisor to the Styrian government. In 1809 the plant genus '' Vestia'' (family Solanaceae) was named on his honor by

Carl Ludwig Willdenow Carl Ludwig Willdenow (22 August 1765 – 10 July 1812) was a German botanist, pharmacist, and plant taxonomist. He is considered one of the founders of phytogeography, the study of the geographic distribution of plants. Willdenow was al ...

Selected works

* ''Manuale botanicum inserviens excursionibus botanicus, sistens stirpes totius Germaniaephanerogamas'', 1805. * ''Anleitung zum gründlichen Studium der Botanik'', 1818 – Instructions for the thorough study of botany. * ''Versuch einer systematischen Zusammenstellung der in Steyermark cultivirten Weinreben'', 1826 – Essay on a systematic compilation of vines cultivated in Styria.OCLC WorldCat
(published works)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vest, Lorenz Chrysanth von 1776 births 1840 deaths Scientists from Klagenfurt 19th-century Austrian physicians University of Freiburg alumni 19th-century Austrian botanists Edlers of Austria