Salomon Thomas Nicolai Drejer (15 February 1813 in Eveldrup, Viborg – 21 April 1842 in

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. He was a friend of

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. He was recognized as an expert on

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s, being credited with describing numerous species within the genus ''

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''. Together with

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and

Joakim Frederik Schouw Joakim Frederik Schouw (7 February 1789 – 28 April 1852) was a Danish lawyer, botanist and politician. From 1821, professor in botany at the University of Copenhagen — first extraordinary professor, but after the death of J.W. Hornemann in 1 ...

, Salomon Drejer was the publisher of Flora Danica fasc. 38. Two plant genera have been named in his honour: * '' Drejerella'',

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. * '' Drejera'',

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.CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific ..., Volume 2
by Umberto Quattrocchi

Published works

* Flora excursoria hafniensis, (1838). * Laerebog i den botaniske terminologie og systemlaere, (1839). * Elementa phyllologiae, (1840). * Revisio critica Caricum borealium in terris sub imperio Danico jacentibus inventarum, (1841). * Symbolae Caricologicae ad synonymiam Caricum extricandum stabiliendamque et affinitates naturales eruendas, (1844).

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1813 births 1842 deaths 19th-century Danish botanists University of Copenhagen alumni {{Denmark-botanist-stub