Theodor Friedrich Julius Basiner

Theodor Friedrich Julius Basiner (3 January 1816–14 October 1862) was a Baltic German botanist who lived and worked mainly in Imperial Russia.

Life and work

Theodor Friedrich Julius Basiner was born in Tartu, present-day Estonia, and studied at Tartu University between 1836 and 1840. In 1843 he became a conservator at the Botanical Garden in Saint Petersburg. He kept this position until 1845, when he became the institution's librarian. In 1849 he moved to a new position in Kiev, present-day Ukraine. In 1842-43 he made a scientific journey to Khiva in present-day Uzbekistan. He died in Vienna, Austria.[1]

Selected writings
  • Naturwissenschaftliche Reise durch die Kirgisensteppe nach Chiva

References
  1. "Basiner, Theodor Friedrich Julius". BBLD - Baltisches biografisches Lexikon digital (in German). Baltische Historische Kommission. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  2. IPNI.  Basiner.
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