Johann Jacob Dillenius
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"Dill." redirects here. For other uses, see Dill (disambiguation).
Johann Jacob Dillen Dillenius (1684 – 2 April 1747) was a German botanist. He is known for his Hortus Elthamensis ("Eltham Garden") on the rare plants around Eltham, London, and for his Historia muscorum ("History of Mosses"), a natural history of lower plants including mosses, liverworts, hornworts, lycopods, algae, lichens and fungi.
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Johann Jacob Dillenius | |
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Born | 1684 |
Died | (1747-04-02)2 April 1747 |
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | University of Giessen |
Known for | Hortus Elthamensis, Historia muscorum |
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Institutions | Oxford University |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Dill. |
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