German botanist, physician and naturalist (1804-1840).
Franz Julius Ferdinand Meyen (28 June 1804 – 2 September 1840) was a Prussian medical doctor and botanist. Meyen was born in Tilsit, East Prussia. In 1830 he wrote Phytotomie, the first major study of plant anatomy. Between 1830 and 1832, he took part in an expedition to South America on board the Prinzess Luise, visiting Peru and Bolivia, describing species then new to science such as the Humboldt penguin. From 1823 to 1826, he studied medicine at the University of Berlin, followed by service as a military surgeon at the Charité in Berlin. In 1834 he became an associate professor of botany in
Abbreviations: Meyen
Occupations: university teacher, zoological collector, physician, ornithologist, pteridologist, naval surgeon, zoologist, military physician, scientific collector, lichenologist, bryologist, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: Kingdom of Prussia
Languages: English
Dates: 1804-06-28T00:00:00Z – 1840-09-02T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Sovetsk
Direct attributions: 61 plants, 15 fungi
Authorship mentions: 122 plants, 28 fungi