Philipp Johann Ferdinand Schur (February 18, 1799 - May 27, 1878) was a German-Austrian pharmacist

Pharmacist

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 and botanist who was a native of Königsberg

Königsberg

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Schur was author of the highly regarded Enumeratio plantarum Transsilvaniae, which was a result of nine years of botanical research in Transylvania

Transylvania

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. Another noted work on Transylvanian flora of his was Sertum florae Transsilvaniae (1853). During his career he also worked as a private tutor in Vienna

Vienna

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 and Brünn

Brunn

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