Carl Anton von Meyer

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Carl Anton Andreevic von Meyer (1 April 1795 in Vitebsk - 24 February 1855 in Saint Petersburg) was a Russian botanist and explorer.

Meyer took part in expeditions, including one to the Altay Mountains with Karl Friedrich von Ledebour and Alexander G. von Bunge in 1826-27. He was the director of the botanical gardens at Saint Petersburg from 1850 to 1855.

The standard author abbreviation C.A.Mey. is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do. 


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