Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Meyer

Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Meyer (1782-1856) was a German botanist who worked at the University of Göttingen.

Biography

Born on 18 April 1782 in Hannover, Meyer studied natural sciences and forestry in Göttingen from 1802 to 1803, and from 1805 on in Dillingen. In 1806 he became a civil servant occupied with mountains and forests for Hannover, and from 1808 on he was a forest inspector in Paderborn. In 1813 he was appointed Regierungsrat for Prussia and director of forestrly for Paderborn, Corvey and Höxter. He went back to study in Göttingen in 1814, and was promoted in 1818. In 1820 he became the physical geographer for the Kingdom of Hanover, and in 1832 court councilor and professor of forestrly in Göttingen. He died on 19 March 1856 in Göttingen.

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References

  1. ↑ International Plant Names Index. G.Mey.