List of Famous people with last name Esenbeck

Theodor Friedrich Ludwig Nees von Esenbeck

First Name Theodor

Born on July 26, 1787

Died on December 12, 1837 (aged 50)

Born in Germany, Hesse

Theodor Friedrich Ludwig Nees von Esenbeck was a German botanist and pharmacologist, who was born in Schloss Reichenberg near Reichelsheim (Odenwald). He was a younger brother to naturalist Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck (1776–1858).

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Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck

First Name Christian

Last Name Esenbeck

Born on February 14, 1776

Died on March 16, 1858 (aged 82)

Born in Germany, Hesse

Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck was a prolific German botanist, physician, zoologist, and natural philosopher. He was a contemporary of Goethe and was born within the lifetime of Linnaeus. He described approximately 7,000 plant species. His last official act as president of the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina was to admit Charles Darwin as a member. He was the author of numerous monographs on botany and zoology. His best-known works deal with fungi.

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