Eduard Ferdinand Geiseler (21 September 1781 in

Stettin Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin language, Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital city, capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the Po ...

– 1827) was a German

botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...

who worked as a physician in Danzig. He is known for his investigations involving the genus '' Croton'', of which he circumscribed numerous species. In 1807 he published a monograph on the genus, titled ''Crotonis monographiam''. In 1841

Johann Friedrich Klotzsch Johann Friedrich Klotzsch (9 June 1805 – 5 November 1860) was a German pharmacist and botanist. His principal work was in the field of mycology, with the study and description of many species of mushroom. Klotzsch was born in Wittenberg. Origin ...

named the genus '' Geiseleria'' (family Euphorbiaceae) in his honor.BHL
Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications

References

External links

19th-century German botanists Scientists from Szczecin 1781 births 1827 deaths Physicians from Gdańsk {{Germany-botanist-stub