Johann Michael Zeyher

Johann Michael Zeyher

Johann Michael Zeyher (26 November 1770, in Obernzenn – 23 April 1843, in Schwetzingen) was a German gardener and horticulturist.

He studied at the Karlsschule in Stuttgart, and later worked as a volunteer under Hofgärtner (court gardener) Friedrich Schweickart in Karlsruhe. In 1792 he moved to Basel, where he subsequently became a court gardener. He later worked at the Grand Ducal gardens in Schwetzingen, where from 1806 to 1843 he held the position of director.[1][2]

He was an uncle of naturalist Karl Ludwig Philipp Zeyher (1799–1858).[3]

Published works

  • Beschreibung der Gartenanlagen zu Schwetzingen (with Georg Christian Roemer, 1809) – Description of the gardens at Schwetzingen.
  • Verzeichniss der Gewaechse in dem Grossherzoglichen Garten zu Schwetzingen (1819) – Directory of the plants in the Grand Ducal garden at Schwetzingen.
  • Schwezingen und seine Garten-Anlagen (with JG Rieger, 1826) – Schwezingen and its garden plants.[4]
The standard author abbreviation J.Zeyh. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[5]

References

  1. ^ Zeyher, Johann Michael Hessische Biografie
  2. ^ BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
  3. ^ Index Collectorum - Herbarii Senckenbergiani
  4. ^ Zeyher, Johann Michael 1770-1843 WorldCat Identities
  5. ^ International Plant Names Index.  J.Zeyh.