August von Hayek

August von Hayek (December 14, 1871 - June 11, 1928) was an Austrian botanist who was a native of Vienna. He was born as a son of Gustav von Hayek, and August was the father of economist Friedrich August von Hayek (1899-1992).

From 1926 Hayek was a professor at the University of Vienna. He is remembered for phytogeographical studies of Styria and the Balkans. Among his better known publications are the following:

• Prodromus Florae Peninulae Balkanicae, (Preliminary Publication of Balkan Peninsula Flora)
• Flora der Steiermark, (Flora of Styria)
• Schedae ad Florum stiriacum exsiccatum, 1904-1912
• Die Pflanzendecke Österreich-Ungarns, Volume 1, 1916
• Allgemeine Pflanzengeographie, (General Phytogeography), 1926

References

• This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.

See also: Hayek