John Michael Holzinger
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]
John Michael Holzinger | |
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 John M. Holzinger, ca. 1880 | |
| Born | May 14, 1853 |
| Died | 1929 (aged 76) |
| Alma mater | Olivet College |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Bryology |
| Institutions | Winona State Normal School |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Holz. |
Biography
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 from North America. His Musci Acrocarpi Boreali-Americani exsiccatae was a valuable asset to 20th century bryology.[3][4][5]
Legacy
Triodanis holzingeri was named in Holzinger's honor by Rogers McVaugh.[3][6]
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.[7]
References
- Presidents of ABLS, The American Bryological and Lichenological Society, retrieved 2019-09-28.
- Minnesota Historical Society Collections. Minnesota Historical Society. 1912. p. 342.
- Ewan, Joseph (1950). Rocky Mountain Naturalists. The University of Denver Press. pp. 216–217.
- Grout, A. (1906). Musci Acrocarpi Boreali-Americani. The Bryologist, 9(2), 24-24.
- Chamberlain, E. (1913). Musci Acrocarpi Boreali-Americani. The Bryologist, 16(2), 31-31.
- "Triodanis holzingeri". SEINet. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
- International Plant Names Index. Holz.