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German botanist
A.K.A.
Théodoric Dorsténius, Théodore Dorsten, Theodoricus Dorstenius
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Male
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Birth:
1492(Dorsten, Recklinghausen, Münster Government Region, Germany)
Death:
1552(Kassel, Kassel Government Region, Kingdom of Prussia, Germany)
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Germany
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Theodor Dorsten (Latin:Theodoricus Dorstenius) (Dorsten, 1492-Kassel, 18 May 1552) was a German botanist and physician. The genus Dorstenia was named in his honor, a name later used by used by Carl Linnaeus and others.
Life
He studied in University of Erfurt and later became a professor at University of Marburg. He wrote Botanicon in 1540. Dorsten did not use his family name Gluntius in his publications.