Georg Wilhelm Franz Wenderoth (17 January 1774,

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– 5 June 1861) was a German

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and

botanist Botany, also called plant science, is the branch of natural science and biology studying plants, especially Plant anatomy, their anatomy, Plant taxonomy, taxonomy, and Plant ecology, ecology. A botanist or plant scientist is a scientist who s ...

. Initially trained as a pharmacist, he was employed for a few years at the ''Rathsapotheke'' in

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, where his free time was spent on botanical excursions in the vicinity of the city. From 1796 he studied medicine and

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s at the

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, obtaining his habilitation in

pharmacology Pharmacology is the science of drugs and medications, including a substance's origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, therapeutic use, and toxicology. More specifically, it is the study of the interactions that occur betwee ...

and botany in 1806. Afterwards, he taught classes in

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and botany at

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. In 1810 he returned to Marburg as a professor of botany, distinguishing himself with work done at the

Alter Botanischer Garten Marburg The Alter Botanischer Garten Marburg (3.6 hectares), also known as the Alter Botanischer Garten am Pilgrimstein, is a historic arboretum and botanical garden maintained by the University of Marburg and located at Pilgrimstein 3, Marburg, Hesse, ...

. The botanical genus ''Wenderothia'' is named in his honor by

Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal (27 November 1794, Xanten – 12 October 1866, Halle an der Saale, Halle) was a German botanist. Life and work Von Schlechtendal was born in Xanten, Xanten am Rhein and when his father Diederich Fried ...

(1794–1866).

Principal writings

* ''Lehrbuch der Botanik zu Vorlesungen un zum Selbststudium'', 1821. * ''Flora Hassiaca : oder systematische Verzeichniss aller bis jetzt in Kurhessen ... beobachteten Pflanzen, enthaltend die offen blühenden Gewächse'', 1846. * ''Die pflanzen botanischer gärten, zunächst die des pflanzengartens der Universität Marburg, unter ihren catalognummern systematisch aufgefürt und synoptisch beschrieben'', 1851.Online Books Library
(publications)

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Author:Georg Wilhelm Franz Wenderoth (List of publications).
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List of plants described or co-described by Wenderoth. {{DEFAULTSORT:Wenderoth, Georg Wilhelm Franz 1774 births 1861 deaths University of Marburg alumni Academic staff of the University of Marburg 19th-century German botanists German pharmacists Scientists from Marburg 18th-century German botanists