Joachim Christian Timm

Joachim Christian Timm
Portrait of Joachim Christian Timm
Born7 December 1734 (1734-12-07)
Wangerin
Died3 February 1805(1805-02-03) (aged 70)
Malchin
NationalityGerman
Scientific career
Fieldspharmacy, botany

Joachim Christian Timm (7 December 1734 – 3 February 1805) was a German apothecary, mayor of Malchin, and a botanist with a particular interest in cryptograms. This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation Timm when citing a botanical name.[1]

  1. ^ Brummitt, R. K.; C. E. Powell (1992). Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-84246-085-4.