Christoph Jacob Trew

Christoph Jacob Trew (16 April 1695 in Lauf an der Pegnitz – 18 July 1769) was a German botanist.

Christoph Jacob Trew
Portrait of Christoph Jacob Trew
Born(1695-04-16)16 April 1695
Lauf an der Pegnitz
Died18 July 1769(1769-07-18) (aged 74)
Nuremberg
NationalityGerman
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Author abbrev. (botany)Trew

He was originally a city solicitor, court physician, Count Palatine of the Holy Roman Empire, an advisor to the Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach. He also had an academic passion for botany. He was a member of the Royal Society of London, the Berlin Academy,[1] and the Florentine Botanical Society.[2] His interest in botany then led him to sponsor the publication of illustrated botanical books.[1]

In 1732, Christoph Jacob Trew saw some of Georg Ehret's drawings. Ehret was a botanist and illustrator, from Heidelberg, Germany. Liking them, Trew then became Ehret's patron. Ehret sent many paintings to Trew over the next few years.[3]

Between 1750-1773 Trew began Plantae Selectae Quarum Imagines (it was published in Nuremberg).[4] It has many illustrations by Georg Ehret. Trew wrote the plant descriptions.

Up to 16 new names of plants were published by Trew in the series; including Cochliasanthus Trew.[5]

Benedict Christoph Vogel wrote them after Trew's death in 1769, to help finish the work.[1]

Later, in 1914, botanists Pax & K.Hoffm. published Afrotrewia, which is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae. It was named in Christoph Jacob Trew's honour,[6] plus the continent (of Africa) where the plant was found.

References
  1. "Christoph Jacob Trew - Cincinnati History Library and Archives". library.cincymuseum.org. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  2. Herbal of the Count Palatine 1985, 7, London: Harrap,
  3. Henrey, Blanche. British Botanical Literature Before 1800. London: Oxford University Press, 1975. Part II.
  4. "Plantae Selectae | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  5. "Trew, Christoph Jakob | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  6. "Afrotrewia Pax & K.Hoffm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  7. International Plant Names Index.  Trew.


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