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August Johann Georg Karl Batsch (28 October 1761 – 29 September 1802) was a German naturalist. He was a recognised authority on mushrooms, and also described new species of ferns, bryophytes, and seed plants. == Life and career == Batsch was born in Jena, Saxe-Weimar to George Lorenz Bratsch and Ernestine (''nee'' Franke) Bratsch. He studied at the city school, and then had private tuition. He showed an aptitude for natural sciences, and so subsequently studied at the University of Jena (now known as the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena), entering in 1772 and obtaining his doctorate in 1781.〔(Verein der Familie Batsch e.V. ) (German)〕 Batsch was married in 1787 to Amalie Pfaundel. They had three children, Friedrich (born 1789), George Friedrich Karl (1792), and Karoline (1795). He died in 1802 after a short illness. In 1786, he obtained a further doctorate in medicine, and began to teach natural history at the university the same year. In 1787, he began teaching medicine at the university. In 1792, became Professor of Philosophy. He advised Johann Wolfgang von Goethe on his botanical research. In 1790, Batsch founded a botanical garden in Jena, and the ''Naturforschende Gesellschaft'' ("Nature Investigator's Club").〔(August Johann Georg Karl Batsch (1761 - 1802) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「August Batsch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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