Gyula Gáyer (16 February 1883, in Kiscell, Hungary, Austria-Hungary – 13 June 1932, in Szombathely, Hungary) was a Hungarian botanist,[1] lawyer, and judge.[2]
Gyula Gáyer | |
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| Born | 16 February 1883 |
| Died | 13 June 1932 (aged 49) Szombathely, Hungary |
| Occupation(s) | botanist, lawyer, judge |
His early education was at Celldömölk. At the age of ten, Gáyer came to Szombathely, where he became a pupil of the Premonstratensian grammar school. He finished high school in Budapest. From 1904, he continued his studies at the university in Cluj-Napoca, where he was called to the bar in 1907. From 1914 onward he was a judge.
Botanical work
editHe described several species and subspecies, including several subspecies of Aconitum napellus.
Several plants bear his name:
- (Euphorbiaceae) Tithymalus × gayeri (Boros & Soó) Holub[3]
- (Rhamnaceae) Rhamnus × gayeri Kárpáti ex Soó[4]
References
edit- ^ "Gáyer, Gyula (Julius) (1883-1932)".
- ^ http://kiki.huh.harvard.edu/databases/botanist_search.php?id=75011>
- ^ Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 12(4): 428 1977 (IK)
- ^ Bot. Centralbl. n. f. xxiii 120 1933 in obs. Karpati in Ind. Hort. Bot. Univ. Budapest 1934 118, in obs. 122 (IK)
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Gáyer.
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