Philipp Maximilian Opiz

Filip Maximilian Opiz; portrait by Josef Mukařovský
Memorial plaque in Čáslav, his birthplace

Philipp (Filip) Maximilian Opiz (5 June 1787 in Čáslav – 20 May 1858 in Prague) was a Czech-German forester and botanist.

Beginning in 1805 he served as a cameral-beamter in his hometown of Čáslav, later working in Pardubice (from 1808) and Prague (from 1814). In 1831 he became a Forstamtsconcipist (forestry official).[1]

He was the taxonomic authority of numerous plant species,[2] and the creator of many sets of exsiccatae.[3] In 1830 Carl Borivoj Presl named the genus Opizia in his honor.[4]

Principal works

  • Deutschlands cryptogamische Gewächse. Ein Anhang zur Flora Deutschlands von Joh. Christ. Röhling, 1817 - German cryptogams; Notes in regards to "Flora Deutschland" by Johann Christoph Röhling.
  • Böheims phänerogamische und cryptogamische gewächse, 1823 - Bohemian phanerogams and cryptogams.
  • Seznam rostlin květeny české, 1852, Inventory of Czech flora.[5]
The standard author abbreviation Opiz is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[6]

References

  1. ^ ADB:Opiz, Philipp Maximilian Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
  2. ^ IPNI List of plants described and co-described by Opiz.
  3. ^ Triebel, D. & Scholz, P. 2001–2024 IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. – Botanische Staatssammlung München: http://indexs.botanischestaatssammlung.de. – München, Germany.
  4. ^ BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
  5. ^ WorldCat Identities (published works)
  6. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Opiz.
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