Friedrich Adam Julius von Wangenheim

Friedrich Adam Julius von Wangenheim
Born(1749-02-07)7 February 1749
Sonneborn, Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Holy Roman Empire
Died25 March 1800(1800-03-25) (aged 51)
Gusev, Russian Empire
NationalityGerman
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Wangenheim’s map of the Battle of Short Hills (1777)

Friedrich Adam Julius von Wangenheim (8 February 1749 Sonneborn – 25 March 1800 Gumbinnen) was a German botanist specializing in forestry, and was the citing authority for a number of described eastern North American plant species. He was also a Hessian soldier, and during his service in the Thirteen Colonies devoted his leisure time to botanical studies of American forests. When he returned to Prussia, he wrote up his research and strongly advocated importing suitable American species of trees and shrubs for use in German forests. The standard author abbreviation Wangenh. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[1]

  1. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Wangenh.