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### Author
Schaeffer, Gottlieb August Herrich \[Herrich-Schaeffer\] (1799-1874), German (Bavarian) botanist, entomologist and physician; Dr. med. Landshut 1821; practicing physician at Regensburg 1823 and 1828-1864; " Physikus" at Vohenstrauss 1824-1828; "Landesgerichtsarzt" for Stadtamhof, residing in Regensburg 1828-1833; regional and town physician ib. 1833-1856; from 1861-1874 director of the Regensburg bot. Gesellschaft and editor of Flora.
**Abbreviated name**: *Herr.-Schaeff.* \[standard form in IPNI: *Herr.-Schaeff.*\]
#### Herbarium and types
Unknown.
#### Name
Correctly to be listed as Herrich-Schaeffer, G.A.; father Johann August Herrich; mother Maria Margaretha von Schaeffer, grand daughter of Johann Gottlieb Schäffer (1720-1795), brother of Jacob Christian Schäffer (see below); G.A. Herrich adopted the name Schäffer on 23 Mar 1821.
#### Bibliography and biography
Barnhart 3: 220 (b. 18 Dec 1799, d. 14 Apr 1874); BM 2: 833.
#### Biofile
- Anon., Accent. list Brit. Lepid. xxv-xxvi. 1858; Amer. Natural. 8: 447. 1874; Berl. Entom. Zeit. 18: 7. 1874; Bot. Not. 75: 30. 1875; Brit. Mus. gen. cat. print. books 102: 750-751. 1961 ; Entom. mon. Mag. 11: 20. 1874; Korr.-Bl. zool.-min. Ver. Regensburg 28, 65-73. 1874; Leopoldina 10(1-2): 2-5. 1874 (obit., bibl.).
- Fürnrohr, O., Ber. naturw. Ver. Regensburg 9: 129. 1903, 11: 133-135. 1908 (biogr. sketch, bibl., portr.); Denkschr. k. bot. Ges. Regensburg 8: \[1 p.\]. 1903.
- Hofman, O., Stettin. entom. Zeit. 35: 277-284. 1874.
- Krantz, G., Deut. entom. Z. 19: 437-438. 1875.
- Leussink, J.A., Taxon 30(2): 383-384. 1981 (biogr. sketch, relation with Flora), 32: 351, 355. 1983.
- Pongratz, L., Act. Albert. ratisb. 25: 54, 60, 87-89. 1963.
- Saunders, S.S., Proc. entom. Soc. London 1874: xxxv.
#### Composite works
Editor of *Flora* vols. 44-54. 1861-1874.