Hoppe

1798 · C00009340 — Regensburg: Montag- und Weissischen Buchhandlung 1798. Paperback. Very Good. 1798. 8vo 252pp. In original blue buff wrappers with handmade spine label bearing a private library number no other markings. In very good condition with slight curl to the corners of the wrappers otherwise very nice. Occasional mild foxing to volume which is generally bright and clean. First published in 1790 these botany handbooks were published annually until 1811. David Heinrich Hoppe 1760 - 1846 was a German pharmacist botanist and physician who was a native of Bruchhausen-Vilsen remembered for contributions made to the study of alpine flora. In May 1790 Hoppe founded the Regensburgische Botanical Society which was the first botanical organization in Bavaria and today is the world's oldest existing botanical society. From 1812 until his death in 1846 he was its director/chairman. He is credited for describing and naming over 200 plant species and from 1818 to 1842 was editor of the popular journal Flora. Other noted publications by Hoppe were "Ectypa plantarum ratisbonensium" 1787-1793 which was a work involving the flora of Regensburg and "Caricologia Germanica" 1835 which he worked on with engraver Jacob Sturm 1771-1848. The plant genus Hoppea from the family Gentianaceae is named after him. Text in German. Montag- und Weissischen Buchhandlung paperback