Friedrich Casimir Medicus
1736–1808
German botanist and physician. Studied medicine in Tübingen, Strasbourg, and Heidelberg; received his doctorate in 1758. Court physician to Christian IV of Pfalz-Zweibrücken. Established a botanic garden at Mannheim and promoted the introduction of American trees to German forests.
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DBE.
Bibliography
DBE: Deutsche biographische Enzyklopädie. Edited by Walter Killy et al. 12 vols. in 14. Munich: K. G. Saur. 1995–2000.
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