Nathanael Matthaeus von Wolf

Astronomer and botanist (1724-1784).

Nathanael Matthaeus von Wolf, Nathanael Matthäus von Wolf, Polish: Nataniel Mateusz Wolf (28 January 1724 in Konitz – 15 December 1784 in Gdańsk) was an ethnic German botanist, physician, and astronomer who lived most of his life in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Wolf was born in Chojnice (Konitz) in Royal Prussia, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland. He went to study medicine at the University of Erfurt and received his degree of M.D. in 1748. He became the personal physician of Teodor Kazimierz Czartoryski, the Prince-bishop of Poznań, until the bishop's death in 1768. The next year he opene

Abbreviations: Wolf
Occupations: physician, naturalist, botanist, astronomer
Citizenships: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Languages: Latin
Dates: 1724-01-24T00:00:00Z – 1784-12-15T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Chojnice
Direct attributions: 7 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 9 plants, 0 fungi

7 plants attributed, 2 plants contributed to9 plants:

Eragrostis (Lovegrass) Wolf 1776
plant genus in the poaceae family
Eragrostis is a large and widespread genus of plants in the grass family, found in many countries on all inhabited continents and many islands. Eragrostis is commonly known as lovegrass or canegrass. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek words ἔρως (érōs), meaning 'love', and ἄγρωστις (ágrōstis), meaning 'grass'. Lovegrass is commonly used as livestock fodder. The seeds appear to be of high nutritional value for some animals, but they are also very tiny and collecting them for human food is cumbersome and hence uncommon. A notable exception is teff (E. tef), which is used to make
Vincetoxicum (Swallow-worts) Wolf 1776
plant genus in the apocynaceae family
Vincetoxicum is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae. Although the species in Vincetoxicum have sometimes been included in Cynanchum, chemical and molecular evidence shows that Vincetoxicum is more closely related to Tylophora, now included in Vincetoxicum. The generic name means "poison-beater" in Botanical Latin because of the plants' supposed antidotal effects against snakebite.
Bulbine (Kopievas) Wolf 1776
plant genus in the asphodelaceae family
Bulbine is a genus of plants in the family Asphodelaceae and subfamily Asphodeloideae, named for the bulb-shaped tuber of many species. It was formerly placed in the Liliaceae. It is found chiefly in Southern Africa, with a few species extending into tropical Africa and a few others in Australia and Yemen. Bulbine is a genus of succulent plants with flowers borne in lax or compound racemes. The flowers are usually yellow, with bearded stamens; some species have white, orange, or pink flowers. Several species are grown in gardens, especially B. frutescens. Species of Bulbine resemble Haworthia
Mutellina Wolf 1776
plant genus in the apiaceae family
Mutellina is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. Its native range is Europe. Species: Mutellina caucasica (Sommier & Levier) T.V.Lavrova Mutellina corsica (J.Gay) Reduron, Charpin & Pimenov Mutellina purpurea (Poir.) Reduron, Charpin & Pimenov
Catunaregam Wolf 1776
plant genus in the rubiaceae family
Catunaregam is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae, native to tropical Africa and tropical Southeast Asia.
Lappula myosotis Wolf 1776
medicinal plant species in the boraginaceae family
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Cervaria Wolf 1776
plant genus in the apiaceae family
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Hieracium favrei Wolf. 1881
plant species in the asteraceae family
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Limosella tenuifolia Wolf ex Hoffm. 1804
plant species in the scrophulariaceae family
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Erechtites valerianae (Wolf) DC.
plant species in the asteraceae family
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