Friedrich Wilhelm von Leysser

Friedrich Wilhelm von Leysser (March 7, 1731 – October 10, 1815); (surname sometimes given as Leyser) was a German botanist who was a native of Magdeburg. He served as counsellor (Kriegsrat and Domänenrat) to the king of Prussia.

He was the author of Flora Halensis (Flora of Halle) (1761), and was the first president of Naturforschende Gesellschaft zu Halle. The plant genus Leyssera (Leysera) from the family Asteraceae is named after him.

References

Linnaean Correspondence (biography)
translated biography @ Meyers Konversations-Lexikon

↑ IPNI. Leyss.

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 80976632 ISNI: 0000 0001 2213 0648 GND: 13667139X SUDOC: 089906985 Botanist: Leyss.

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