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Heinrich Johann Nepomuk von Crantz (Roodt-sur-Eisch, Luxembourg, 25 November 1722 – 18 January 1799, Judenburg, Austria) was a botanist and a physician.

Heinrich Johann Nepomuk von Crantz
Classis cruciformium emendata cum figuris aeneis in necessarium instit. rei herbariae supplementum (1769)
Born(1722-11-25)25 November 1722
Roodt-sur-Eisch, Luxembourg
Died18 January 1799(1799-01-18) (aged 76)
Judenburg, Austria
Alma materUniversity of Vienna
Spouses
  • Anna Susanne Petrasch
  • Magda Lena de Tremon
Scientific career
FieldsBotany, medicine
Institutions
  • St. Mary's Hospital, Vienna
  • University of Vienna
Influences
  • André Levret
  • Nicolas Puzos
  • Gerard van Swieten

In 1750 he obtained his doctorate of medicine in Vienna, where he was a pupil of Gerard van Swieten (1700–1772). He studied obstetrics in Paris and London. In Paris he was influenced by André Levret (17031780) and Nicolas Puzos (16861753).[1]

He was first married to Anna Susanne Petrasch and then to Magda Lena de Tremon. He had two sons and one daughter.[1]

He became a lecturer in obstetrics at St. Mary's Hospital in Vienna in 1754. From 1756 to 1774, he taught physiology and materia medica at the university in that city.[1]

He was the author of:

He recommended better methods of hygiene for midwives. In addition to his work in medicine, he studied chemistry, botany, and the sources of mineral water.[1] The plant genus Crantzia (Gesneriaceae) was named for him by Thomas Nuttall.[2]

The standard author abbreviation Crantz is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[3]

References


  1. Crantz (Cranz), Heinrich Johann Nepomuk Edler von (seit 1774) In: Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB). Band 3, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1957, ISBN 3-428-00184-2, S. 400 f.
  2. CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific ..., Volume 1 by Umberto Quattrocchi
  3. International Plant Names Index.  Crantz.

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[ru] Кранц, Генрих Иоганн Непомук фон

Генрих Иоганн Непомук фон Кранц (нем. Heinrich Johann Nepomuk Edler von Crantz; 25 ноября 1722, Люксембург — 18 января 1797, Юденбург, Штирия) — австрийский врач и ботаник.



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