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
Born16 February 1883
Died13 June 1932(1932-06-13) (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

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He described several species and subspecies, including several subspecies of Aconitum napellus.

Several plants bear his name:

References

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  1. ^ "Gáyer, Gyula (Julius) (1883-1932)".
  2. ^ http://kiki.huh.harvard.edu/databases/botanist_search.php?id=75011>
  3. ^ Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 12(4): 428 1977 (IK)
  4. ^ Bot. Centralbl. n. f. xxiii 120 1933 in obs. Karpati in Ind. Hort. Bot. Univ. Budapest 1934 118, in obs. 122 (IK)
  5. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Gáyer.