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Miquel did research on the [[taxonomy (general)|taxonomy]] of plants. He was interested in the flora of the [[Dutch Empire]], specifically the Dutch East Indies and [[Suriname]]. Although he never traveled far, he knew through correspondence a large collection of [[Australia|Australian]] and [[India|Indian]] plants. He described a number of important [[family (biology)|families]] like [[Casuarinaceae]], [[Myrtaceae]], [[Piperaceae]] and [[Polygonaceae]]. In total, he has published some 7,000 botanical names. Through his partnership with the [[Germany|German]] botanist [[Heinrich Göppert]], he became interested in [[paleobotany]], the study of [[fossil]] plants. The two revealed together the fossil [[Cycad|Cycadospermen]]. Along with [[Jacob Gijsbertus Samuël van Breda]], [[Pieter Harting]] and Winand Staring, he was in the first commission to create a [[geologic map|geological map]] of the Netherlands, which was established in 1852 by [[Johan Rudolph Thorbecke]]. |
Miquel did research on the [[taxonomy (general)|taxonomy]] of plants. He was interested in the flora of the [[Dutch Empire]], specifically the Dutch East Indies and [[Suriname]]. Although he never traveled far, he knew through correspondence a large collection of [[Australia|Australian]] and [[India|Indian]] plants. He described a number of important [[family (biology)|families]] like [[Casuarinaceae]], [[Myrtaceae]], [[Piperaceae]] and [[Polygonaceae]]. In total, he has published some 7,000 botanical names. Through his partnership with the [[Germany|German]] botanist [[Heinrich Göppert]], he became interested in [[paleobotany]], the study of [[fossil]] plants. The two revealed together the fossil [[Cycad|Cycadospermen]]. Along with [[Jacob Gijsbertus Samuël van Breda]], [[Pieter Harting]] and Winand Staring, he was in the first commission to create a [[geologic map|geological map]] of the Netherlands, which was established in 1852 by [[Johan Rudolph Thorbecke]]. |
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==Legacy== |
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This botanist is denoted by the [[List of botanists by author abbreviation|author abbreviation]] '''<span class="vcard"><span class="fn n"><span class="nickname">Miq.</span></span></span>''' when [[Author citation (botany)|citing]] a [[botanical name]].<ref>{{cite book|last = Brummitt|first = R. K.|coauthors = C. E. Powell|title = Authors of Plant Names |publisher = [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]] |year = 1992 |isbn = 1-84246-085-4}}</ref> |
Miquel died at the age of 59 in 1871, after which he was succeeded as the director of the National Herbarium by [[Willem Frederik Reinier Suringar]]. From his estate, the Miquel fund was established, which provides financial support to botanists at the University of Utrecht. The former home of the director of the botanical gardens in the city center of Utrecht is called "Miquel's House". In the Laakkwartier district of [[the Hague]] is a street named after him. This botanist is denoted by the [[List of botanists by author abbreviation|author abbreviation]] '''<span class="vcard"><span class="fn n"><span class="nickname">Miq.</span></span></span>''' when [[Author citation (botany)|citing]] a [[botanical name]].<ref>{{cite book|last = Brummitt|first = R. K.|coauthors = C. E. Powell|title = Authors of Plant Names |publisher = [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]] |year = 1992 |isbn = 1-84246-085-4}}</ref> |
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Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel | |
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| Born | 24 October 1811 |
| Died | 23 January 1871 (aged 59) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
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| Fields | Botany |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Miq. |
Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel (24 October 1811, Neuenhaus – 23 January 1871, Utrecht) was a Dutch botanist, whose main focus of study was on the flora of the Dutch East Indies.
Life
Miquel studied medicine at the University of Groningen, where, in 1833, he recieved his doctorate. After starting work as a doctor at the Buitengasthuis Hospital in Amsterdam, in 1835, he taught medicine at the clinical school in Rotterdam. He was professor of botany at the University of Amsterdam (1846–1859) and Utrecht University (1859–1871). He directed the Rijksherbarium (National Herbarium) at Leiden from 1862. In 1866, he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
Work
Miquel did research on the taxonomy of plants. He was interested in the flora of the Dutch Empire, specifically the Dutch East Indies and Suriname. Although he never traveled far, he knew through correspondence a large collection of Australian and Indian plants. He described a number of important families like Casuarinaceae, Myrtaceae, Piperaceae and Polygonaceae. In total, he has published some 7,000 botanical names. Through his partnership with the German botanist Heinrich Göppert, he became interested in paleobotany, the study of fossil plants. The two revealed together the fossil Cycadospermen. Along with Jacob Gijsbertus Samuël van Breda, Pieter Harting and Winand Staring, he was in the first commission to create a geological map of the Netherlands, which was established in 1852 by Johan Rudolph Thorbecke.
Legacy
Miquel died at the age of 59 in 1871, after which he was succeeded as the director of the National Herbarium by Willem Frederik Reinier Suringar. From his estate, the Miquel fund was established, which provides financial support to botanists at the University of Utrecht. The former home of the director of the botanical gardens in the city center of Utrecht is called "Miquel's House". In the Laakkwartier district of the Hague is a street named after him. This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation Miq. when citing a botanical name.[1]
Key Publications
- Genera Cactearum, Rotterdam, 1839
- Monographia Cycadearum, Utrecht, 1842
- Systema Piperacearum, Rotterdam,1843-1844
- Illustrationes Piperacearum, Bonn, 1847
- Cycadeae quaedam Americanae, partim novae. Amsterdam, 1851.
- Flora Indiae batavae, Amsterdam, 1855-1859
- Leerboek der Artensij-Gewassen, Utrecht, 1859
- De Palmis Archipelagi Indici observationes novae. Amsterdam, 1868.
References
- ^ Brummitt, R. K. (1992). Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-84246-085-4.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ International Plant Names Index. Miq.
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