Christoph Jacob Trew
Christoph Jacob Trew | |
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| Born | 16 April 1695 |
| Died | 18 July 1769 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | German |
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| Fields | Botany |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Trew |
Christoph Jacob Trew (16 April 1695 in Lauf an der Pegnitz – 18 July 1769) was a German botanist.
He was originally a city solicitor, court physician, Count Palatine of the Holy Roman Empire, an advisor to the Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach. He also had an academic passion for botany. He was a member of the Royal Society of London (elected 17 April 1746), the Berlin Academy,[1] and the Florentine Botanical Society.[2] His interest in botany then led him to sponsor the publication of illustrated botanical books.[1]
In 1732, Christoph Jacob Trew saw some of Georg Ehret's drawings. Ehret was a botanist and illustrator, from Heidelberg, Germany. Liking them, Trew then became Ehret's patron. Ehret sent many paintings to Trew over the next few years.[3]
Between 1750-1773 Trew began Plantae Selectae Quarum Imagines (it was published in Nuremberg).[4] It has many illustrations by Georg Ehret. Trew wrote the plant descriptions.
Up to 16 new names of plants were published by Trew in the series; including Cochliasanthus Trew.[5]
Benedict Christoph Vogel wrote them after Trew's death in 1769, to help finish the work.[1]
Later, in 1914, botanists Pax & K.Hoffm. published Afrotrewia, which is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae. It was named in Christoph Jacob Trew's honour,[6] plus the continent (of Africa) where the plant was found.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Christoph Jacob Trew - Cincinnati History Library and Archives". library.cincymuseum.org. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ Herbal of the Count Palatine 1985, 7, London: Harrap,
- ^ Henrey, Blanche. British Botanical Literature Before 1800. London: Oxford University Press, 1975. Part II.
- ^ "Plantae Selectae | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Trew, Christoph Jakob | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Afrotrewia Pax & K.Hoffm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Trew.
External links[edit]
Media related to Christoph Jakob Trew at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Christoph Jacob Trew at Wikispecies
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