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Georg August Pritzel (2 September 1815, Carolath – 14 June 1874) was a German librarian and botanical writer. He studied in Breslau, graduating with a dissertation titled ''Anemonarum revisio''. In 1851 he began work as a ''Hülfsarbeiter'' at the royal library in Berlin, a post which eventually led to curator duties. From 1855 onwards, he served as archivist at the Prussian Academy of Sciences. == Principal works == * ''Thesaurus litteraturae botanicae omnium Millia operum recensens''; first published in 1851, it contains literature from ancient times to his present. Research involved examination of 40,000 works in libraries at Vienna, Geneva, London, Paris and various German locations. * ''Iconum Botanicarum index locupletissimus'' (1855-1866). * ''Die deutschen Volksnamen der Pflanzen'' (1884); (The German common names of plants), 24,000 plant names given. Completed by botanist Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Jessen (1821–1889), after Pritzel's death in 1874.〔() WorldCat Titles] Die deutschen Volksnamen der Pflanzen〕 The botanical genus ''Pritzelago'' from the family Brassicaceae was named after him by Otto Kuntze (1843-1907).〔(Google Books ) CRC World Dictionary of Plant Nmaes: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms ... by Umberto Quattrocchi〕 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「Georg August Pritzel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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