Josef Murr

Josef Murr (6 June 1864, Brixen – 4 January 1932, Innsbruck) was an Austrian classical philologist and botanist.

In 1887 he received his PhD from the University of Innsbruck, afterwards working as a high school instructor in several communities, that included Trient (1896–1906) and Feldkirch (1906–1919).[1][2] As a botanist, he was a taxonomic authority of numerous plants within the genera Chenopodium and Hieracium.[3]

Selected works
  • Die Pflanzenwelt in der griechischen Mythologie. 1890 – The plant world in Greek mythology.[4]
  • Altgriechische Weisheit : Blumenlese von Sinnsprüchen aus griechischen Dichtern, 1891 – Ancient Greek wisdom : anthology of aphorisms from Greek poets.
  • Vokalismus und Gefühlsstimmung, in ihrem Zusammenhang an Homer und Vergil erläutert, 1908 – Vocalisms and emotions: being explained in the context of Homer and Virgil.[5]
  • Neue Übersicht über die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen von Vorarlberg und Liechtenstein, 1923 – New survey of ferns and flowering plants of Vorarlberg and Liechtenstein.[6]

References
  1. Zapfe.pdf Archived 2014-02-02 at the Wayback Machine biographical sketch
  2. BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
  3. IPNI List of plants described & co-described by Murr.
  4. Hathi Trust Die Pflanzenwelt in der griechischen Mythologie
  5. WorldCat Search publications)
  6. Open Library Neue Uebersicht über die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen von Vorarlberg und Liechtenstein
  7. International Plant Names Index.  Murr.
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