__NOTOC__ Richard Wettstein (30 June 1863 in

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– 10 August 1931 in

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) was an

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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 ...

. His taxonomic system, the

Wettstein system A list of systems of plant taxonomy, system of plant taxonomy, the Wettstein system recognised the following main groups, according to Richard Wettstein's ''Handbuch der Systematischen Botanik'' (1901–1924). 3rd edition (1924) Outline Syn ...

, was one of the earliest based on phyletic principles. Wettstein studied in Vienna, where he was a disciple of

Anton Kerner von Marilaun Anton Kerner Ritter von Marilaun, or Anton Joseph Kerner, (12 November 1831 – 21 June 1898) was an Austrian botanist, physician, and professor at the University of Innsbruck and later at the University of Vienna. Von Marilaun emphasized the co ...

(1831-1898) and married his daughter Adele. During his time at the University of Vienna, he founded the student-led Natural Science Association with his friend

Karl Eggerth Karl Eggerth junior (1861-1888) was an Austrian botanist and medical student who specialised in collecting lichen specimens. The grandson of the owner of the Viennese and Esterházybad bathhouses of Mariahilf district, Josef Eggerth (1804-18 ...

in 1882. He was a professor at the University of Prague from 1892, and at the

University of Vienna The University of Vienna (, ) is a public university, public research university in Vienna, Austria. Founded by Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria, Duke Rudolph IV in 1365, it is the oldest university in the German-speaking world and among the largest ...

from 1899. He newly laid out the

Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna The Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna is a botanical garden in Vienna, Austria. It covers 8 hectares and is immediately adjacent to the Belvedere gardens. It is a part of the University of Vienna. History The gardens date back to 17 ...

. In 1901 he became president of the Vienna Zoological-Botanical Society (''Zoologisch-Botanische Gesellschaft''), and during the same year took part in a scientific expedition to

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

. In 1919 he was appointed vice-president of the

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. During his later years (1929–30), he traveled with his son, Friedrich, to eastern and southern Africa. The

mycological Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi, including their taxonomy, genetics, biochemical properties, and use by humans. Fungi can be a source of tinder, food, traditional medicine, as well as entheogens, poison, and ...

genus ''

Wettsteinina ''Wettsteinina'' is a genus of fungus, fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The type species ''Wettsteinina gigantospora'' was first described by Franz Xaver Rudolf von Höhnel in 1907. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class ...

'' is named in his honor and also ''

Wettsteiniola ''Wettsteiniola'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae. It is native to Brazil. Known species: * ''Wettsteiniola accorsii'' (Toledo) P.Royen * ''Wettsteiniola apipensis'' Tur * ''Wettsteiniola pinnata'' Suess. ...

'', which is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s from Brazil, belonging to the family

Podostemaceae Podostemaceae (riverweed family), a family in the order Malpighiales, comprise about 50 genera and species of more or less thalloid aquatic herbs. Distribution and habitat They are found mostly in tropical and subtropical areas worldwide ...

, also honor's Richard Wettstein. In 1905, he was co-president of the

International Botanical Congress International Botanical Congress (IBC) is an international meeting of Botany, botanists in all scientific fields, authorized by the International Association of Botanical and Mycological Societies (IABMS) and held every six years, with the locatio ...

, held in Vienna. In 1913 Wettstein edited and distributed the last fascicles (specimens no. 3601-4000) of the famous

exsiccata Exsiccata (Latin, ''gen.'' -ae, ''plur.'' -ae) is a work with "published, uniform, numbered set of preserved specimens distributed with printed labels". Typically, exsiccatae are numbered collections of dried herbarium Biological specimen, spe ...

work ''Flora exsiccata Austro-Hungarica, a museo botanico universitatis vindobonensis edita''.

Selected publications

* ''Nolanaceae, Solanaceae, Scrophulariaceae'' in . * ''Grundzüge der geographisch-morphologischen Methode der Pflanzensystematik'', 1898 - Basics of geographical-morphological methods of

plant systematics The history of plant systematics—the biological classification of plants—stretches from the work of ancient Greek to modern evolutionary biologists. As a field of science, plant systematics came into being only slowly, early plant lore usuall ...

. * ''Botanik Und Zoologie In Österreich in den Jahren 1850 Bis 1900'', 1901 - Botany and

zoology Zoology ( , ) is the scientific study of animals. Its studies include the anatomy, structure, embryology, Biological classification, classification, Ethology, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinction, extinct, and ...

in Austria in the years 1850 to 1900. * ''Der Neo-Lamarckismus und seine Beziehungen zum Darwinismus'', 1903 -

Neo-Lamarckism Lamarckism, also known as Lamarckian inheritance or neo-Lamarckism, is the notion that an organism can pass on to its offspring physical characteristics that the parent organism acquired through use or disuse during its lifetime. It is also calle ...

and its relationship to

Darwinism ''Darwinism'' is a term used to describe a theory of biological evolution developed by the English naturalist Charles Darwin (1809–1882) and others. The theory states that all species of organisms arise and develop through the natural sel ...

. * **1st ed. 1901–190
Vol. I 1901Vol. II 1908
Deuticke, Vienna **2nd ed. 1910–1911

**4th ed. 1933–1935

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* * * * * 20th-century Austrian botanists Austrian taxonomists 1863 births 1931 deaths Corresponding Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1917–1925) Corresponding Members of the USSR Academy of Sciences Honorary members of the USSR Academy of Sciences Scientists from Vienna 19th-century Austrian botanists Members of the Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala People from Austria-Hungary {{Austria-botanist-stub

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