Johann Hedwig
German botanist
Born on: December 8, 1730Died on: February 18, 1799
Aged: 68 years 72 days (818 months)
Nationality: Germany
Birth Sign: Sagittarius
Johann Hedwig, also styled as Johannes Hedwig, was a German botanist notable for his studies of mosses. He is sometimes called the "father of bryology".
He is known for his particular observations of sexual reproduction in the cryptogams. Many of his writings were in Latin, and his name is rendered in Latin as Ioannis Hedwig or Ioanne Hedwig.
The standard author abbreviation Hedw. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
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