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Hermann Jäger (7 October 1815 – 5 January 1890) was born at Münchenbernsdorf, Saxony (now Germany). A botanist specializing in medicinal plants and horticulture, he was Associate Editor of the journal Gartenflora, founded in 1852 by Eduard von Regel, from 1857 until his death.

Hermann Jäger portrait
Hermann Jäger portrait

Career


Jäger trained in horticulture at the Belvedere gardens in Weimar. He travelled to Italy in 1840, then studied at the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris, where he specialized in pomology. After visiting Belgium and England, Jäger returned to the Belvedere, then worked for a short time at the botanical garden in Berlin. In 1844, he was engaged as a gardener at the Botanical Garden in Erlangen, where in 1873 he was appointed Director by the Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.


Death


Jäger died aged 74 at Eisenach on 5 January 1890.


Legacy


Jäger created many parks, but spent most of his time writing books on horticulture. His Lehrbuch der Gartenkunst (:Textbook of Garden Art) published in 1877 enjoyed much success.


Publications


Jäger was also responsible for overseeing the following:



The standard author abbreviation H.Jaeger is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[1]

References


  1. IPNI.  H.Jaeger.



На других языках


- [en] Hermann Jäger

[ru] Йегер, Герман

Герман Йегер (нем. Hermann Jäger; 7 октября 1815, Мюнхенбернсдорф — 5 января 1890, Айзенах) — немецкий ботаник и садовод.



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