Philipp Maximilian Opiz

Philipp (Filip) Maximilian Opiz (5 June 1787 in Čáslav – 20 May 1858 in Prague) was a Czech-German forester and botanist.

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Beginning in 1805 he served as a cameral-beamter in his hometown of Čáslav, later working in Pardubice (from 1808) and Prague (from 1814). In 1831 he became a Forstamtsconcipist (forestry official).^[1]

He was the taxonomic authority of numerous plant species,^[2] and the creator of many sets of exsiccatae.^[3] In 1830 Carl Borivoj Presl named the genus Opizia in his honor.^[4]

Deutschlands cryptogamische Gewächse. Ein Anhang zur Flora Deutschlands von Joh. Christ. Röhling, 1817 - German cryptogams; Notes in regards to "Flora Deutschland" by Johann Christoph Röhling.
Böheims phänerogamische und cryptogamische gewächse, 1823 - Bohemian phanerogams and cryptogams.
Seznam rostlin květeny české, 1852, Inventory of Czech flora.^[5]

The standard author abbreviation Opiz is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.^[6]

[1]
ADB:Opiz, Philipp Maximilian Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
[2]
IPNI List of plants described and co-described by Opiz.
[3]
Triebel, D. & Scholz, P. 2001–2024 IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. – Botanische Staatssammlung München: http://indexs.botanischestaatssammlung.de. – München, Germany.
[4]
BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
[5]
WorldCat Identities (published works)
[6]
International Plant Names Index. Opiz.

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Philipp (Filip) Maximilian Opiz (5 June 1787 in Čáslav – 20 May 1858 in Prague) was a Czech-German forester and botanist.

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He was the taxonomic authority of numerous plant species,^[2] and the creator of many sets of exsiccatae.^[3] In 1830 Carl Borivoj Presl named the genus Opizia in his honor.^[4]

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Deutschlands cryptogamische Gewächse. Ein Anhang zur Flora Deutschlands von Joh. Christ. Röhling, 1817 - German cryptogams; Notes in regards to "Flora Deutschland" by Johann Christoph Röhling.
Böheims phänerogamische und cryptogamische gewächse, 1823 - Bohemian phanerogams and cryptogams.
Seznam rostlin květeny české, 1852, Inventory of Czech flora.^[5]

The standard author abbreviation Opiz is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.^[6]

2 sources

[1]
ADB:Opiz, Philipp Maximilian Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
[2]
IPNI List of plants described and co-described by Opiz.
[3]
Triebel, D. & Scholz, P. 2001–2024 IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. – Botanische Staatssammlung München: http://indexs.botanischestaatssammlung.de. – München, Germany.
[4]
BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
[5]
WorldCat Identities (published works)
[6]
International Plant Names Index. Opiz.

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