Conrad Moench

Conrad Moench
Konrad Mönch
1800
Born	(1744-08-15)15 August 1744 Kassel
Died	6 January 1805(1805-01-06) (aged 60) Marburg
Nationality	German
Citizenship	German
Education	Doctorate in Medicine, 12 October 1781
Alma mater	Marburg University
Spouse	Catharine Margarethe Schmölder
Scientific career
Fields	botanist / pharmacist / chemist
Institutions	Rats-Apotheke in Hanover, pharmacy of Samuel Wyttenbach in Bern, pharmacy in Kassel, assessor of Medizinalkollegs, professor of botany at the Collegium Carolinum, assessor of botany at Marburg University,
Author abbrev. (botany)	Moench

Conrad Moench (sometimes written Konrad Mönch; 15 August 1744 – 6 January 1805) was a German botanist, professor of botany at Marburg University from 1786 until his death.

He wrote 'Methodus Plantas horti botanici et agri Marburgensis' in 1794, an arranged account of plants in the fields and gardens of Marburg. In 1802 he named the plant Gillenia trifoliata in a supplement to a local flora of the city of Marburg. He also named the plant genus Echinacea (1794).

The botanical genus Moenchia (family Caryophyllaceae) is named in his honor.

The standard botanical author abbreviation Moench is applied to plants he described.

Principal writings

• Enumeratio plantarum indigenarum Hassiae praesertim inferioris, secundum methodum sexualem dispositarum, 1777.
• Methodus plantas horti botanici et agri marburgensis, 1794 (published in several editions).
• Systematische Lehre von denen gebräuchlichsten Einfachen und zusammengesezten Arzney-Mitteln : zum Gebrauch Akademischer Vorlesungen, 1795 – Systematic teaching of simple and compound medicines; academic lectures.
• Einleitung zur Pflanzen-Kunde, 1798 – Introduction to botany.

References

• Johnson M. The Genus Clematis pp 89-90, 2001.
• Monroe WR. Analysis of the rhizome of Aralia californica. American Journal of Pharmacy volume 70 number 10, October 1898.