Central European Journal of Botany

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Authors: Ivan A. Ermachkov

The German-born Russian scientist Johann Friedrich Gustav von Eschscholtz (1793–1831) became famous in the field of natural sciences: zoology, entomology, botany, medicine. This manuscript is dedicated to the 230th anniversary of the scientist's birth. The material was the works of Eschscholtz himself, as well as bibliographic studies about him. In the course of our research, such methods of historical and biographical research as content analysis, biographical method and synthesis method were applied. Eschscholtz was a very versatile person; having received a medical education, he was engaged in it only on duty, devoting all his free time to science, publishing his research and teaching. Eschscholtz published his works in Russia in Latin and German. He made a number of discoveries in the study of the musculoskeletal system of higher animals, insects, ray animals, and also discovered a new genus of mollusks Auchinia. He has great achievements in the systematization and classification of entomological knowledge. A genus of poppies, a bay in the Chukchi Sea, an atoll in the Marshall Islands, and a species of Pacific salamander Ensatina eschscholtzii are named in Eschscholtz's honor.

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Authors: Natal'ya A. Shevchenko

This article discusses the biography and scientific legacy of the renowned German botanist and breeder Georg A. Arends (1863–1952). Our research was based on his autobiography “Mein Leben als Gärtner und Züchter” (1951) and other online sources covering his life. To conduct our historical investigation, we applied the content analysis, biographical, and synthesis methods. Arends, a hereditary gardener and breeder, began his career in crop production from a young age, and breeding was his true passion. He also excelled in botanical illustration and photography, achieving significant success. The indomitable nature, innovative spirit, and dedication of Georg Adalbert Arends benefited not only his team and the field of plant breeding in general, but also all of humanity. Decorative flowers, such as Astilba “Bride's Veil”, common ochre, and toothed bouzulnik “Othello”, hosta “Elegans”, Hubei anemone “Praecox”, and badan “Morgenröte”, ochitnik “Herbstfreude”, bathing suit “Alabaster”, Saxifraga Аrendsii, Aconitum Аrendsii, and Phlox Arendsii and many others grow in flower gardens around the world; all of them belong to the authorship of Arends.