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'''Berthold Carl Seemann''' (25 February 1825, in [[Kingdom of Hanover]] – 10 October 1871, in [[Nicaragua]]) was a German [[botanist]]. He travelled widely and collected and described plants from the [[Pacific]] and [[South America]]. | '''Berthold Carl Seemann''' (25 February 1825, in [[Kingdom of Hanover]] – 10 October 1871, in [[Nicaragua]]) was a German [[botanist]]. He travelled widely and collected and described plants from the [[Pacific]] and [[South America]]. Along with his brother, he founded the German botanical periodical ''Bonplandia'' in 1853 and edited it for a decade before it became the ''Journal of Botany''. The genus ''[[Seemannaralia]]'' is named after him. | ||
In 1844 | == Life and work == | ||
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Seemann was born in Hanover and was educated at the Lycaeum in Hanover where [[Georg Friedrich Grotefend]] was once a headmaster. Grotefend's son was a teacher who introduced botany to Seemann. In 1844 Seemann travelled to the United Kingdom to study gardening and [[botany]] at the [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]], under John Smith. On the recommendation of [[William Jackson Hooker|Sir WJ Hooker]], he was appointed naturalist on the voyage of exploration of the American west coast and Pacific by [[Henry Kellett]] on [[HMS Herald (1824)|HMS ''Herald'']], 1847–1851, along with the naturalists [[Thomas Edmondston]], and [[John Goodridge]]. The expedition returned via [[Hawaii]], [[Hong Kong]] and the [[East Indies]], calling at the Cape in March 1851. Here he met up with his old acquaintance [[Karl Ludwig Philipp Zeyher|Zeyher]], and with Baur and Juritz they climbed [[Table Mountain]] on 13 March 1851, [[Christian Friedrich Ecklon|Ecklon]] being unwell and unable to accompany them. On 16 March Zeyher introduced him to [[James Bowie (botanist)|Bowie]] at [[Wynberg, Cape Town|Wynberg]]. He left the Cape on 27 March and was back in England on 6 June 1851. The botanical results of the voyage were published as ''Botany of the Voyage of HMS Herald'' and he was awarded a Ph.D. by the [[University of Göttingen]] in 1853.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Trimen, H. |year=1872 |title=Obituary |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34721516 |journal=The Journal of Botany |volume=10 |pages=1–7}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=Hemsley, W. Botting |year=1904 |title=In memoriam, Berthold Seemann |journal=Journal of the Kew Guild |volume=1 |issue=3 |pages=31–32}}</ref> | |||
In 1859 he travelled to [[Fiji]]. Based on his travels he wrote ''Viti: An Account of a Government Mission to the Vitian or Fijian Islands in the Years 1860-1'', | In 1859 he travelled to [[Fiji]]. Based on his travels he wrote ''Viti: An Account of a Government Mission to the Vitian or Fijian Islands in the Years 1860-1'',<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Lehnebach |first=Carlos A. |url=https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124332398 |title=Flora: Celebrating our Botanical World |last2=Regnault |first2=Claire |last3=Rice |first3=Rebecca |last4=Awa |first4=Isaac Te |last5=Yates |first5=Rachel A. |date=2023-11-01 |publisher=Te Papa Press |isbn=978-1-9911509-1-2 |pages=88-89 |language=English}}</ref> and a botanical catalogue of the flora of the islands, entitled ''Flora Vitiensis: a description of the plants of the Viti or Fiji Islands with an account of their history and properties''.<ref name=":0" /> This was published in 10 parts between 1865 and 1873. In this work, Seeman named and described 204 of the 297 currently identified plant species.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020|title=Flora Vitiensis|url=https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/stories/blog/2020/flora-vitiensis|url-status=live|access-date=22 May 2021|website=[[Auckland Museum]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025003736/https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/stories/blog/2020/flora-vitiensis |archive-date=2020-10-25 }}</ref> It was the foundation for ''Flora Vitiensis Nova'', published by [[Albert Charles Smith|Albert C. Smith]] from 1979 to 1991. In the 1860s he visited [[South America]], travelling in [[Venezuela]] in 1864 on behalf of a Dutch firm and [[Nicaragua]] from 1866 to 1867. He managed a sugar estate in [[Panama]] and then the Javali gold mine in Nicaragua, where he finally succumbed to [[malaria]]. | ||
He started and edited the journal ''Bonplandia'' from 1853–1862 and the ''[[Journal of Botany, British and Foreign]]'' from 1863–1871.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Berthold Seemann (obituary)|journal=Journal of Botany, British and Foreign|year=1872|pages=1–7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1So4AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1}}</ref> | He started and edited the journal ''Bonplandia'' from 1853–1862 and the ''[[Journal of Botany, British and Foreign]]'' from 1863–1871.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Berthold Seemann (obituary)|journal=Journal of Botany, British and Foreign|year=1872|pages=1–7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1So4AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1}}</ref> His botanist brother Wilhelm Seemann co-edited ''Bonplandia''. | ||
Seemann became a specialist on the family now called [[Araliaceae]] with his series on the "Revision of the natural order Hederaceae". They appeared in the ''[[Journal of Botany, British and Foreign]]'' from 1864 to 1868.<ref name=seemann1864-1868>Berthold Carl Seeman. 1864 - 1868. "Revision of the natural order Hederaceae". ''Journal of Botany, British and Foreign'' vol. 2(1864):235-250, 289-309 – vol. 3(1865):73-81, 173-181, 265-276, 361-363 – vol. 4(1866):352-353 – vol. 5(1867):236-239, 285-286 – vol. 6(1868):129-142. (see External links below).</ref> In 1868, Seemann published a book by the same title.<ref name="seemann1868">Berthold Carl Seemann. 1868. ''Revision of the Natural Order Hederaceae: Being a Reprint, with Numerous Additions and Corrections, of a Series of Papers Published in the "Journal of Botany" British and Foreign''. Original publisher: Reeve and Company. Reprint: Book on Demand Pod. {{ISBN|978-5-87797-032-8}}</ref> It contained some original material, as well as reprints of the articles. It was the definitive work on Araliaceae until [[Hermann Harms]] published his [[monograph]] on the family in ''[[Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien]]'' in 1898. | |||
Specimens collected by Seemann are cared for at multiple institutions worldwide, including the [[Natural History Museum, London]] and the [[National Herbarium of Victoria]], [[Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria]].<ref name="Bionomia">{{Cite web| url = https://bionomia.net/Q64899/deposited-at| title = Specimens deposited at. | website = Bionomia| access-date = 15 November 2024}}</ref> | Specimens collected by Seemann are cared for at multiple institutions worldwide, including the [[Natural History Museum, London]] and the [[National Herbarium of Victoria]], [[Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria]].<ref name="Bionomia">{{Cite web| url = https://bionomia.net/Q64899/deposited-at| title = Specimens deposited at. | website = Bionomia| access-date = 15 November 2024}}</ref> | ||
The plant genus ''[[Seemannia]]'' Regel. ([[Gesneriaceae]]), ''Seemannantha'' Alef. and ''[[Seemannaralia]]'' R. Viguier ([[Araliaceae]]) were named in his honour. | The plant genus ''[[Seemannia]]'' Regel. ([[Gesneriaceae]]), ''Seemannantha'' Alef. and ''[[Seemannaralia]]'' R. Viguier ([[Araliaceae]]) were named in his honour. In addition to botany he composed music and wrote three German plays. He was a Fellow of the Linnean Society and of the Royal Geographical Society. | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* {{Internet Archive author|sname=Berthold Carl Seemann}} | * {{Internet Archive author|sname=Berthold Carl Seemann}} | ||
** [[iarchive:b24764693|Viti : or an account of a government mission to the Vitian or Fijian Islands in the years 1860-61]]. (1862) | |||
** [[iarchive:cu31924001693088|Revision of the natural order Hederaceae]] (1868) | |||
** [[iarchive:historyofisthmus00seemrich|History of the isthmus of Panama]] (1867) | |||
** [[iarchive:b28109715|The British ferns at one view]] (1860) | |||
** [[iarchive:bub_gb__hcaAAAAYAAJ|Popular history of the palms and their allies]] (1856) | |||
* {{color|green|View works by Berthold Seemann At:}} [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/creator/52765#/sections Seemann, Berthold] {{color|green|And}} [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/creator/478 Seemann, Berthold, 1825-1871] {{color|green|At:}} [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Biodiversity Heritage Library]. | * {{color|green|View works by Berthold Seemann At:}} [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/creator/52765#/sections Seemann, Berthold] {{color|green|And}} [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/creator/478 Seemann, Berthold, 1825-1871] {{color|green|At:}} [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Biodiversity Heritage Library]. | ||
* {{color|green|At}} [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/15787#/summary Journal of botany, British and foreign volumes 2-6 (1864-1868)] {{color|green|At}} [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/browse/titles/j#/titles J] {{color|green|At}} [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/browse/titles/a Titles] {{color|green|At}} [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Biodiversity Heritage Library] | * {{color|green|At}} [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/15787#/summary Journal of botany, British and foreign volumes 2-6 (1864-1868)] {{color|green|At}} [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/browse/titles/j#/titles J] {{color|green|At}} [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/browse/titles/a Titles] {{color|green|At}} [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Biodiversity Heritage Library] | ||
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:[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54908#page/1/mode/1up volume 5 (1867)] [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54908#page/252/mode/1up page 236] {{color|green|And}} [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54908#page/303/mode/1up page 285] | :[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54908#page/1/mode/1up volume 5 (1867)] [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54908#page/252/mode/1up page 236] {{color|green|And}} [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54908#page/303/mode/1up page 285] | ||
:[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54909#page/1/mode/1up volume 6 (1868)] [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54909#page/139/mode/1up page 129] | :[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54909#page/1/mode/1up volume 6 (1868)] [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54909#page/139/mode/1up page 129] | ||
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Berthold Carl Seemann (25 February 1825, in Kingdom of Hanover – 10 October 1871, in Nicaragua) was a German botanist. He travelled widely and collected and described plants from the Pacific and South America. Along with his brother, he founded the German botanical periodical Bonplandia in 1853 and edited it for a decade before it became the Journal of Botany. The genus Seemannaralia is named after him.
Life and work
Seemann was born in Hanover and was educated at the Lycaeum in Hanover where Georg Friedrich Grotefend was once a headmaster. Grotefend's son was a teacher who introduced botany to Seemann. In 1844 Seemann travelled to the United Kingdom to study gardening and botany at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, under John Smith. On the recommendation of Sir WJ Hooker, he was appointed naturalist on the voyage of exploration of the American west coast and Pacific by Henry Kellett on HMS Herald, 1847–1851, along with the naturalists Thomas Edmondston, and John Goodridge. The expedition returned via Hawaii, Hong Kong and the East Indies, calling at the Cape in March 1851. Here he met up with his old acquaintance Zeyher, and with Baur and Juritz they climbed Table Mountain on 13 March 1851, Ecklon being unwell and unable to accompany them. On 16 March Zeyher introduced him to Bowie at Wynberg. He left the Cape on 27 March and was back in England on 6 June 1851. The botanical results of the voyage were published as Botany of the Voyage of HMS Herald and he was awarded a Ph.D. by the University of Göttingen in 1853.[1][2]
In 1859 he travelled to Fiji. Based on his travels he wrote Viti: An Account of a Government Mission to the Vitian or Fijian Islands in the Years 1860-1,[3] and a botanical catalogue of the flora of the islands, entitled Flora Vitiensis: a description of the plants of the Viti or Fiji Islands with an account of their history and properties.[3] This was published in 10 parts between 1865 and 1873. In this work, Seeman named and described 204 of the 297 currently identified plant species.[4] It was the foundation for Flora Vitiensis Nova, published by Albert C. Smith from 1979 to 1991. In the 1860s he visited South America, travelling in Venezuela in 1864 on behalf of a Dutch firm and Nicaragua from 1866 to 1867. He managed a sugar estate in Panama and then the Javali gold mine in Nicaragua, where he finally succumbed to malaria.
He started and edited the journal Bonplandia from 1853–1862 and the Journal of Botany, British and Foreign from 1863–1871.[5] His botanist brother Wilhelm Seemann co-edited Bonplandia.
Seemann became a specialist on the family now called Araliaceae with his series on the "Revision of the natural order Hederaceae". They appeared in the Journal of Botany, British and Foreign from 1864 to 1868.[6] In 1868, Seemann published a book by the same title.[7] It contained some original material, as well as reprints of the articles. It was the definitive work on Araliaceae until Hermann Harms published his monograph on the family in Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien in 1898.
Specimens collected by Seemann are cared for at multiple institutions worldwide, including the Natural History Museum, London and the National Herbarium of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.[8]
The plant genus Seemannia Regel. (Gesneriaceae), Seemannantha Alef. and Seemannaralia R. Viguier (Araliaceae) were named in his honour. In addition to botany he composed music and wrote three German plays. He was a Fellow of the Linnean Society and of the Royal Geographical Society.
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- <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />View works by Berthold Seemann At: Seemann, Berthold <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />And Seemann, Berthold, 1825-1871 <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />At: Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />At Journal of botany, British and foreign volumes 2-6 (1864-1868) <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />At J <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />At Titles <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />At Biodiversity Heritage Library
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- volume 2 (1864) page 235 <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />And page 289
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- volume 4 (1866) page 352
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- volume 6 (1868) page 129
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- ↑ Berthold Carl Seemann. 1868. Revision of the Natural Order Hederaceae: Being a Reprint, with Numerous Additions and Corrections, of a Series of Papers Published in the "Journal of Botany" British and Foreign. Original publisher: Reeve and Company. Reprint: Book on Demand Pod. Template:ISBN
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