Friedrich Ehrendorfer

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Friedrich Ehrendorfer (born 26 July 1927 in Vienna) is a professor emeritus of plant systematics at the Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna. [1] [2] He is an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. [3] For several years, he co-authored one of the leading university text-books in botany (Strasburger). [4]

The standard author abbreviation Ehrend. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name . [5]

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References

  1. "Prof. em. Dr. Friedrich Ehrendorfer (*1927); Universität Wien". www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de.
  2. "Friedrich Ehrendorfer". evolgenomics.univie.ac.at.
  3. "Friedrich Ehrendorfer". American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
  4. Strasburger, Eduard (1998). Lehrbuch der Botanik für Hochschulen (in German). StuttgartJenaLübeckUlm: G. Fischer. ISBN   3-437-25500-2. OCLC   231712976.
  5. International Plant Names Index.  Ehrend.