Heinrich Wullschlägel
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Heinrich Rudolf Wullschlägel (February 1, 1805, Sarepta
, Russia
(now ?
, Volgograd Oblast
) – March 29, 1864, Berthelsdorf
, Germany) was a Russia-born Dutch
-German
bishop
, botanist and translator.
Wullschlägel received his primary education in Niesky
, Saxony, his theological instruction in Gnadenfeld, Silesia
, spent the years 1844-47 on Antigua
, 1847-49 in Jamaica
, and 1849-1855 in Paramaribo
, Surinam as head of the Mission of the Unitas Fratrum - The Moravian Church.
Wullschlägel made extensive botanical collections and wrote a dictionary of the Creole language there, as well as on a trip to the Mosquito Coast
.
He entered the directorate of the Moravian Church in Berthelsdorf near Herrnhut
in 1855 and became its bishop in 1857.
?
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, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
(now ?
?
or is a letter derived from the Latin alphabet. Both glyphs of the majuscule and minuscule forms of this letter are based on the rotated form of a minuscule e; a similar letter with identical minuscule is used in the Pan-Nigerian Alphabet and some alphabets based on the African reference...
, Volgograd Oblast
Volgograd Oblast
Volgograd Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Volgograd. Population: -Geography:*Area: 113,900 km²;*Borders length: 2221,9 km²....
) – March 29, 1864, Berthelsdorf
Berthelsdorf
Berthelsdorf is a municipality in the district of Görlitz, in the southeastern part of the Free State of Saxony, Germany.- History :The municipality is next to the Czech Republic and Poland...
, Germany) was a Russia-born Dutch
Dutch people
The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
-German
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
, botanist and translator.
Wullschlägel received his primary education in Niesky
Niesky
Niesky is a small town in Upper Lusatia in eastern the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It has a population of about 11,000 and is part of the district of Görlitz....
, Saxony, his theological instruction in Gnadenfeld, Silesia
Silesia
Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
, spent the years 1844-47 on Antigua
Antigua
Antigua , also known as Waladli, is an island in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region, the main island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua means "ancient" in Spanish and was named by Christopher Columbus after an icon in Seville Cathedral, Santa Maria de la...
, 1847-49 in Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
, and 1849-1855 in Paramaribo
Paramaribo
Paramaribo is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 250,000 people, more than half of Suriname's population...
, Surinam as head of the Mission of the Unitas Fratrum - The Moravian Church.
Wullschlägel made extensive botanical collections and wrote a dictionary of the Creole language there, as well as on a trip to the Mosquito Coast
Mosquito Coast
The Caribbean Mosquito Coast historically consisted of an area along the Atlantic coast of present-day Nicaragua and Honduras, and part of the Western Caribbean Zone. It was named after the local Miskito Indians and long dominated by British interests...
.
He entered the directorate of the Moravian Church in Berthelsdorf near Herrnhut
Herrnhut
Herrnhut is a municipality in the district of Görlitz, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.It has access to Bundesstraße 178 between Löbau and Zittau...
in 1855 and became its bishop in 1857.
- WullschlaegeliaWullschlaegeliaWullschlaegelia is a genus of orchids, , consisting of two species in the Caribbean Islands.The genus is named for botanist Heinrich Wullschlägel....
ReichenbachReichenbach- In Germany :* Reichenbach , in the Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis district, Saxony* Reichenbach im Vogtland, in the Vogtlandkreis district, Saxony* Reichenbach am Heuberg, in the Tuttlingen district, Baden-Württemberg...
fil., a genus of two species of leafless orchids bears his name.
Some species named after him
- Tabernaemontana wullschlaegeliiTabernaemontana wullschlaegeliiTabernaemontana wullschlaegelii is a species of plant in the Apocynaceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- AnthuriumAnthuriumAnthurium , is a large genus of about 600–800 species, belonging to the arum family . Anthurium can also be called "Flamingo Flower" or "Boy Flower", both referring to the structure of the spathe and spadix....
wullschlaegelii - PhilodendronPhilodendronPhilodendron is a large genus of flowering plants in the Araceae family, consisting of close to 900 or more species according to TROPICOS . Other sources quote different numbers of species. According to S.J. Mayo there are about 350-400 formally recognized species whereas according to Croat there...
wullschlaegelii - Somphoxylon wullschlaegelii
- LepanthesLepanthesLepanthes is a large genus of orchids with about 800–1000 species, distributed in the Antilles and from Mexico through Bolivia . The genus is abbreviated in horticultural trade as Lths...
wullschlaegelii - PaspalumPaspalumPaspalum is a genus of the grass family . Commonly known as paspalums, bahiagrasses or dallis grasses most are tall perennial American grasses. They are most diverse in subtropical and tropical regions....
wullschlaegelii - PsychotriaPsychotriaPsychotria is a plant genus of 1900 species in the family Rubiaceae. Members of the genus are low trees in tropical forests. The distinction between Psychotria and the genus Cephaelis are not well known and many species were formerly placed there....
wullschlaegelii - PileaPileaPilea with 600–715 species is the largest genus in the plant family Urticaceae and one of the larger genera in the Urticales and eudicot rosids....
wullschlaegelii
Sources
- Urban, IgnazIgnatz UrbanIgnatz Urban was a German botanist. He is known for his contributions to the flora of the Caribbean and Brazil, and for his work as curator of the Berlin Botanical Garden. Born the son of a brewer, Urban showed an interest in botany as an undergraduate...
, Notae Biographicae, Symbolae Antillanae 3:145,1902. - http://www.russianow.ru/Object.aspx?geo_id=66&ct_id=3307