John Michael Holzinger

John Michael Holzinger
John M. Holzinger, ca. 1880
Born	May 14, 1853 Hachtel, Germany
Died	1929 (1930) (aged 75)
Alma mater	Olivet College
Scientific career
Fields	Bryology
Institutions	Winona State Normal School
Author abbrev. (botany)	Holz.

John Michael Holzinger (1853 – 1929) was a German-born American bryologist, expert on the bryoflora of Colorado, and third president of the Sullivant Moss Society.[1]

Biography

John M. Holzinger collecting ca. 1910

Holzinger was born on May 14, 1853, in Hachtel, Germany. In 1874, he graduated from Olivet College.[2] Holzinger went on to teach science and botany at Winona State Normal School from 1882 to 1890. In 1890, he left to join the United States Department of Agriculture division of botany.[3] In 1893, he returned to Winona where he remained until 1922.

Holzinger made several noteworthy collections of bryophytes and exsiccata series from North America.[4] His exsiccata Musci Acrocarpi Boreali-Americani was a valuable asset to 20th century bryology.[3][5][6][7]

Legacy

Triodanis holzingeri was named in Holzinger's honor by Rogers McVaugh.[3][8]

Selected publications

• (1892) List of plants collected by C.S. Sheldon and M.A. Carleton in Indian Territory in 1891. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Division of Botany. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium
• (1893) List of plants new to Florida. Washington: Govt. Print. Office
• (1893) Descriptions of four new plants from Texas and Colorado. Washington: Govt. Print. Office
• (1895) Report on a collection of plants made by J.H. Sandberg and assistants in northern Idaho in the year 1892. Washington: Gov't Print. Office
• (1898) On some Mosses at High Altitudes
• (1923) The genus Crossidium in North America

The standard author abbreviation Holz. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[9]

References

1. Presidents of ABLS, The American Bryological and Lichenological Society, archived from the original on 2020-11-02, retrieved 2019-09-28.
2. Minnesota Historical Society Collections. Minnesota Historical Society. 1912. p. 342.
3. Ewan, Joseph (1950). Rocky Mountain Naturalists. The University of Denver Press. pp. 216–217.
4. Triebel, D. & Scholz, P. 2001–2024 IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. – Botanische Staatssammlung München: http://indexs.botanischestaatssammlung.de. – München, Germany.
5. Grout, A. (1906). Musci Acrocarpi Boreali-Americani. The Bryologist, 9(2), 24-24.
6. Chamberlain, E. (1913). Musci Acrocarpi Boreali-Americani. The Bryologist, 16(2), 31-31.
7. "Musci Acrocarpi Boreali-Americani. Distributed by John M. Holzinger: IndExs ExsiccataID=456395136". IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
8. "Triodanis holzingeri". SEINet. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
9. International Plant Names Index.  Holz.