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Christian Leberecht von Prøck

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Christian Leberecht von Prøck
Birth nameChristian Leberecht von Prøck
BornDenmark
DiedCopenhagen, Denmark
AllegianceDenmark Denmark-Norway
Years of service1756–1766
RankGovernor-General

Christian Leberecht von Prøck (1718-1780) was a Danish baron. He served as Governor-General of the Danish West Indies colonies from 1756–1766. In 1768, Pröck became a diocese commander over Iceland and the Faroe Islands. He died on 4 September 1780 in Copenhagen.[1] The plant genus Prockia is named after him.

Botany

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In 1759, Patrick Browne ex Carl Linnaeus published Prockia, a genus of flowering plants from Central America, and South America, in the willow family, Salicaceae.[2] Then in 1886, botanist Baill. published Prockiopsis, a genus of flowering plants from Madagascar, belonging to the family Achariaceae and both genera were named in Christian Leberecht von Prøck's honour.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Carl Frederik Bricka. "Prøck, Christian Lebrecht Baron, 1718-80". Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "Prockia P.Browne ex L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Prockiopsis Baill. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 May 2021.