Anton Rochel (18 June 1770, in Neunkirchen – 12 May 1847, in

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) was an Austrian surgeon and naturalist, known for his botanical investigations of

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and the

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. Up until 1798 he served as a surgeon in the Austrian army, then from 1798 to 1820 worked as a physician in

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and Hungary. From 1820 to 1840 he was a curator at the botanical garden in

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. The botanical genus '' Rochelia'' (in the family

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) was named in his honor by

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in 1824.

Published works

* ''Naturhistorische miscellen uber den nordwestlichen Karpath in ober-Ungarn'', 1821 – Natural history notes on the northwestern Carpathians in upper Hungary. * ''Plantae Banatus rariores: iconibus et descriptionibus illustratae'', 1828. * ''Botanische Reise in das Banat im Jahre 1835 nebst Gelegenheits-Bemerkungen'', 1838 – Botanical journey to Banat in 1835.Google Search
(published works)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rochel, Anton 1770 births 1847 deaths People from Neunkirchen District, Austria 19th-century Austrian physicians