Nicolaus Thomas Host
Nicolaus Thomas Host (December 6, 1761 in Fiume, now Rijeka – January 13, 1834 in Schönbrunn) was a Croatian botanist and the personal physician of Holy Roman Emperor Francis II. His botanical works include ''Synopsis plantarum in Austria'' and the four-volume ''Austriacorum Icones et descriptions graminum''; he was also the first director of the botanical garden A botanical garden or botanic gardenThe terms ''botanic'' and ''botanical'' and ''garden'' or ''gardens'' are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word ''botanic'' is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens, an ... at the Belvedere palace. The genus '' Hosta'' is named for him.http://www.cfgphoto.com/articles/hosta.html References 1761 births 1834 deaths {{austria-botanist-stub ...
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