> [!cite] BHL link: this entry starts at [page 803](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33355890) of TL-2 Vol. III > Author links: [IPNI](https://www.ipni.org/a/24254-1) LSID 24254-1, [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64346) QID Q64346 > Support pages: [[Abbreviations|abbreviations]], [[Layout key|layout key]], [[Cite TL-2|cite TL-2]] ### Author Oeder, George Christian \[von Oldenburg\] (1728-1791), German botanist; Dr. med. Göttingen 1749; to Denmark 1752; royal professor of botany at Kjøbenhavn 1754-1770; various times in Norway between 1755-1760; from 1773 in Oldenburg as regional governor (Landvogt); ennobled 1788. **Abbreviated name**: *Oed.* \[standard form in IPNI: *Oeder*\] #### Herbarium and types [[Collection C|C]]. #### Bibliography and biography ADB 24: 147-149; AG 1: 343; Backer p. 404-405; Barnhart 3: 21; BL 2: 478, 697; BM 3: 1462; Bossert p. 291; De Toni 1: xciii; Dryander 3: 11, 20, 152, 220; DU 218; Frank 3(Anh.): 72-73; GF P. 69; GR P. 35, *pl*. \[*15*\], cat. p. 69; Hawksworth p. 185; Hegi 5(1): 541, 6(1): 127; Herder p. 469; Hortus 3: 1201 ("Oed."); HU 594; IH 2: (in press); Jackson p. 333; Kew 4: 176; Krempelh. 1: 34, 514, 572, 2: 5, 530; Lasègue p. 532; LS 19405-19407, 37498; NI 2249; Plesch p. 351; PR 6798-6802 (ed. 1: 7599-7604); Rehder 5: 630-631; RS p. 121; SA 1: 263; SBC p. 128; SO 67, 287, add. 650dd; Sotheby 574; Stevenson p. 1253; TL-1/933; TL-2/2285, see J. W. Hornemann, J. M. C. Lange; Tucker 1: 526; Zander ed. 10, p. 698. - Anker, J., Libri, Copenhagen 1(4): 334-350. 1951 (early hist. Fl. dan.; portr., b. 3 Feb 1728, d. 28 Jun 1791), Centaurus 1: 242-265. 1951 (on O's botanical journey in Europe 1754-1755). - Baer, W. & H. W. Lack, Pflanzen auf Porzellan 47-48. 1979 (on Flora Danica-Service, manufactured 1790-1802). - Christensen, C., Den Danske Bot. Hist. 1: 69-83. 1924 (biogr., portr., major study), 2: 45-48. 1924 (main bot. bibl.). - Christiansen, W. & W., Bot. Schrifttum Schlesw.-Holst. 318 \[index\] 1936. - Cuvier, F., Diet. Sci. nat. 61: 196. 1843. - Fischer-Benzon, R. J. D. von, *in* Prahl, P., Krit. Fl. Schleswig-Holstein 2: 44-45. 1890. - Fries, Th. M., Bref Skrifv. Linné 1(3): 341. 1909, 1(5): 121, 176. 1911, 1(6): 71, 115, 120, 127. 1912. - Haase, C, Oldenburger Jahrb. 64(1): 1-58. 1965 (on Oeder's Oldenburg period). - Hagen, I., Norges bryologi i det 18de århundrede 13-18. 1897. (portr.). - Halem, von, Andenken an Oeder. Altona, 1793, 168 p. (portr.). - Hall, H. C. van, ed., Epistolae ineditae Caroli Linnaei, Groningen 1830. - Hornemann, J., Nat. Tidskr. 1: 568. 1837. - Hulth, J. M., Bref Skrifv. Linné 2(1): 100, 104, 257, 259. 1916, 2(2): 13, 14, 182, 183, 236, 237. 1943. - Jessen, K. F. W., Bot. Gegenw. Vorz. 309, 370. 1884. - Lange, J. M. C, Nomenclator "Florae Danicae", Hauniae, Lipsiae 1887, viii, 355 p., see TL-2/4189. - Lind, J., Danish fungi herb. E. Rostrup 12-14. 1913 (portr.). - Meusel, J. G, Lex. teut. schriftst. 10: 152-156. 1810 (bibl., biogr. notes). - Rostrup, E., Bricka Dansk biogr. Lex. 19: 346-349. 1905 (n.v., LS 37498). - Rydberg, P. A., Augustana Coll. Libr. Publ. 5: 15. 1907. - Stafleu, F. A., *in* Daniels, G. S. and Stafleu, F. A., Taxon 22: 164. 1973 (portr.). - Warming, E., Bot. Tidsskr. 12: 60-62. 1880 (bibl.). - Wittrock, V. B., Acta Horti Berg. 3(2): 103. 1903, 3(3): 89, 146. 1905. #### Handwriting Libri 1(4): 347. 1951, Centaurus 1: 262-263. 1950. #### Eponymy *Oedera* Crantz (1768, *nom. rej.*); *Oedera* Linnaeus (1771, *nom. cons.*); *Oederia* A. P. de Candolle (1838, *orth. var.*). ### Publications ##### n.7001. Flora danica **Title** \[*Flora danica*\] Icones plantarum sponte nascentium in regnis Daniae et Norvegiae, in ducatibus Slesvici et Holsaticae, et in comitatibus Oldenburgi et Delmenhorstiae; ad illustrandum opus de iisdem plantis, regio jussu exarandum, Florae danicae nomine inscriptum. København, \[1761-\] 1764-1883. 17 vols., Fol. **Abbreviated title**: *Fl. dan.* **Notes** *Publ*.: 17 volumes in 51 fascicles (+ 3 suppl. fasc.) of 60 plates (per fascicle) with corresponding text. Generally cited as Flora danica. *Copies*: BR, FI, MICH, MO, NY; IDC 692. The analysis below is based on the NY copy. – Copies exist with coloured and with uncoloured engravings. *Authorship* (editors): Georg Christian Oeder (Ö) (1728-1791), Otto Fridrich Müller (M) (1730-1784), Martin Vahl (V) (1749-1804), Jens Wilken Hornemann (H) (1770-1841), Joachim Frederik Schouw (Sch) (1789-1852), Jens Lorenz Moestue Vahl (JV) (1796-854), Frederik Michael Liebmann (Li) (1813-1856), Johannes Jupetus Smith Steenskrup (St) (1813-1897), Johan Martin Christian Lange (La) (1818-1898). *Commentaries and indexes*: Oeder, G. C., Nomenclator botanicus inserviens Florae danicae. Kjøbenhavn 1769. Horneman, J., Nomenclatura Florae Danicae emendata, 1827. Lindberg, S. O., Revisio critica iconum in opere Flora Danica Muscos illustrantium, 1871. Lange, J. M. C., Nomenclator "Florae Danicae," 1887, TL-2/4189. Christensen, C., Den Danske Botaniks Historie 2: 558-560. 1926. Anker, J., Libri (Copenhagen) 1: 334-350. 1951 (early history). |Vol. |fasc. |date |pages |*plates* |editors |publ.| |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- | |1 |t.p. |1766 |\[i\] | |Ö| | |1 |1761 |\[1\]-12 |1-60 |Ö |Apr-Mai 1762| | |2 |1763 |\[1\]-12 |61-120 |Ö |Apr-Mai 1763| | |3 |1764 |\[1\]-10 |121-180 |Ö |Jan-Feb 1764| |2 |t.p. |1766 |\[i\] | |Ö| | |4 |1765 |\[1\]-10 |181-240 |Ö| | |5 |1766 |\[1\]-10 |241-300 |Ö| | |6 |1767 |\[1\]-10 |301-360 |Ö| |3 |t.p. |1770 |\[1\] | |Ö| | |7 |1768 |\[1\]-10 |361-420 |Ö| | |8 |1769 |\[1\]-10 |421-480 |Ö| | |9 |1770 |\[1\]-8 |481-540 |Ö| |4 |t.P. |1777 |\[i\] | |M| | |10 |1771 |\[1\]-8 |541-600 |Ö| | |11 |1775 |\[1\]-8 |601-660 |M| | |12 |1777 |\[1\]-8 |661-720 |M| |5 |t.p. |1782 |\[i\] | |M| | |13 |1777 |\[1\]-8 |721-780 |M| | |14 |1780 |\[1\]-8 |781-840 |M| | |15 |1782 |\[1\]-6 |841-900 |M| |6 |t.p. |1792 |\[i\] | |V| | |16 |1787 |\[1\]-8 |901-960 |V| | |17 |1790 |\[1\]-10 |961-1020 |V| | |18 |1792 |\[1\]-8 |1021-1080 |V| |7 |t.p. |1799 |\[i\] | |V| | |19 |1794 |\[1\]-8 |1081-1140 |V| | |20 |1797 |\[1\]-8 |1141-1200 |V| | |21 |1799 |\[1\]-8 |1201-1260 |V| |8 |t.p. |1810 |\[i\] | |H| | |22 |1806 |\[1\]-10 |1261-1320 |H| | |23 |1808 |\[1\]-8 |1321-1380 |H| | |24 |1810 |\[1\]-6 |1381-1440 |H| |9 |t.p. |1820 |\[i\] | |H| | |25 |1813 |\[1\]-8 |1441-1500 |H| | |26 |1816 |\[1\]-10 |1501-1560 |H| | |27 |1818 |\[1\]-11 |1561-1620 |H| |10 |t.p. |1823 |\[i\] | |H| | |28 |Oct 1819 |\[1\]-12 |1621-1680 |H| | |29 |1821 |\[1\]-13 |1681-1740 |H| | |30 |1823 |\[1\]-13 |1741-1800 |H| |11 |t.p. |1828 |\[i\] | |H| | |31 |1825 |\[1\]-15 |1801-1860 |H| | |32 |1827 |\[1\]-12 |1861-1920 |H| | |33 |1829 |\[1\]-14 |1921-1980 |H| |12 |t.p. |1834 |\[i\] | |H| | |34 |1830 |\[1\]-14 |1981-2040 |M| | |35 |1832 |\[1\]-12 |2041-2100 |H| | |36 |1834 |\[1\]-12 |2101-2160 |H| |13 |t.p. |1840 |\[i\] | |H| | |37 |1836 |\[1\]-11 |2161-2220 |H| | |38 |1839 |\[1\]-13 |2221-2280 |H| | |39 |1840 |\[1\]-16, \[1\] |2281-2340 |H| |14 |t.p. |1849 |\[i\] | |Li| | |40 |1843 |\[1\]-18 |2341-2400 |Sch., JV| | |41 |1845 |\[1\]-17 |2401-2460 |Li| | |42 |1849 |\[1\]-16 |2461-2520 |Li| |15 |t.p. |1861 |\[i\] | |Li, La| | |43 |1852 |\[1\]-16 |2521-2580 |Li| | |44 |1858 |\[1\]-21 |2581-2640 |St, La| | |45 |1861 |\[1\]-19 |2641-2700 |La| |16 |t.p. |1871 |\[i\] | |La| | |46 |1867 |\[1\]-20 |2701-2760 |La| | |47 |1869 |\[1\]-23 |2761-2820 |La| | |48 |1871 |\[1\]-26 |2821-2880 |La |Jan-Aug 1871| |17 |t.p. |1883 |\[i\] | |La| | |49 |1877 |\[1\]-17 |2881-2940 |La| | |50 |1880 |\[1\]-17 |2941-3000 |La| | |51 |1883 |\[1\]-15 |3001-3060 |Le| *Alternative title*: Aftegninger paa de Planter, som vore vildt i Kongerigerne Danmark og Norge, i Hertogdommene Slesvig og Holsteen, og i Grevskaberne Oldenborg og Delmenhorst, til at oplyse det under Titel *Flora danica* paa kongelig Befaling foranstaltete Verk over disse Planter, udgivne af bemeldte Verks Forfatter Georg Christian Oeder,... Kiøbenhavn (Trykt hos hans Kongl. Majests. Hof-Bogtrykker Nicolaus Møller). The BR copy has danish title pages for vols. 1-14 and part 15(1), latin t.p.'s as in heading for vols. 15-17, of which vol. 15 is a 1913 re-issue, typis Bianco Luno. The MICH and NY copies have the latin title pages. Variation between copies occurs with respect to the danish and latin texts. The copy at FI has German, Danish and Latin text. *Supplement*: see below, no 7008. ##### n.7002. Einleitung zu der Kräuterkenntniss **Title** *Einleitung zu der Kräuterkenntniss*... Kopenhagen (Verlegts Frantz Christian Mummes Wittwe, und gedruckt bey Nicolaus Möller) 1764-1766, 2 vols. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Einleit. Kräuterk.* **Notes** *1*: 1764 (p. \[iv\]: 9 Feb 1764), p. \[i-x\], \[1\]-163, \[164, err.\]. 2: 1766, p. \[i-iv\], \[165\]-434, \[435-436, err.\], *pl. 1-14* (uncol. copp.). *Copies*: MICH, MO, NY, USDA. – Half-title: *Flora danica*. Erster Band. – For Latin and Danish translations see below. ##### n.7003. Elementa botanicae **Title** *Elementa botanicae*,... Hafniae \[Kjøbenhavn\] (Typis fratrum Philibert. Prostat apud viduam Franc. Christ. Mumme) 1764-1766. 2 parts. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Elem. bot.* **Notes** *1*: 1764 (p. iv: 9 Feb 1764), p. \[i\]-vi, \[1\]-141, \[142\]. *2*: 1766, p. \[i-iv\], \[143\]-382, *pl. 1-14* (uncol. copp.). *Copies*: B, FI, G, NY, USDA. – Latin version of Einl. Kräuterkenntn., see above. The B and G copies have a different imprint: Hafniae (Typis fratrum Philibert \[without the "Prostat ..."\]) 1764/1766. ##### n.7004. Indledning til Plante-Laeren **Title** *Indledning til Plante-Laeren*... oversat af Niels Henric Tyrholm... Kiøbenhavn (trykt hos Nicolaus Møller) 1764-1766. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Indl. Pl.-Laer.* **Notes** *1*: 1764 (p. \[iv\]: 9 Feb 1764), p. \[i-viii\], \[1\]-142. *2*: 1766, p. \[i-iv\], \[143\]-402, *pl. 1-14* (uncol. copp.). *Copies*: C, H, LD (inf. O. Almborn). – Christensen (1924) p. 47, no. 10c. ##### n.7005. Nomenclator botanicus **Title** *Nomenclator botanicus*, continens plantarum in terris danicis sponte nascentium nomina vernacula in linguis gallica, anglica, germanica, suecica, danica, cum nomenclatore synonymico-linnaeano, & pharmaceutico-linnaeano. Hafniae \[Kjøbenhavn\] (sumptibus Heineck & Faber. Typis Cl. Philibert) 1769. Oct. (in fours). **Abbreviated title**: *Nom. bot.* **Notes** *Publ*.: 1769, p. \[i-iv\], \[1\]-231. *Copies*: FI, MICH, NY, USDA; IDC 891. ##### n.7006. Enumeratio plantarum florae danicae **Title** *Enumeratio plantarum florae danicae*, id est sponte nascentium in regnis Daniae Norvegiae; ducatibus Slesvici et Holsatiae; comitatibus Oldenburgi et Delmenhorstiae... Hafniae \[Kjøbnhavn\] (sumptibus Heineck & Faber. Typis Cl. Philibert) 1770. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Enum. fl. dan.* **Notes** *Publ*.: 1770 (p. \[iv\]: Jan 1770), p. \[i-iv\], \[1\]-112. *Copies*: H, NY, USDA. ##### n.7007. Verzeichniss zur der Flora danica **Title** *Verzeichniss zur der Flora danica* gehörigen, in den Königreichen Dännemark und Norwegen, in den Herzogthümern Schlesswig und Holstein, und in den Graffschaften Oldenburg und Delmenhorst wildwachsenden Kraüter,... Kopenhagen (Gedruckt bey Nicolaus Möller,...) 1770. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Verz. Fl. dan.* **Notes** *Publ*.: 1770 (p. \[iv\]: 2 Apr 1770), p. \[i-iv\], \[1\]-137. *Copy*: NY. *Other issue*: 1770 (p. \[iv\]: 2 Apr 1770), p. \[i-iv\], \[1\]-137. Copy: G. – "*Flora danica* der Verzeichniss der in den Königreichen... Kräuter,... Kopenhagen (Verlegts Heineck und Faber. Gedruckt bey Nicolaus Möller...) 1770. Oct. ##### n.7008. Supplementum **Title** Icones plantarum sponte nascentium in regnis Sueciae et Norvegiae, *Supplementum* operis, *Florae danicae* nomine inscripti, editum a F. M. Liebmann & Joh. Lange. Volumen primum (unicum) continens fasciculos i.ii.iii. seu tabulas i-clxxx. Hauniae (typis Louis Klein) \[1853-\]1874. Fol. **Abbreviated title**: *Fl. dan. suppl.* **Notes** *Authors*: Frederik Michael Liebman (1813-1886) (fasc. 1), Johan Martin Christian Lange (1818-1898) (fasc. 2-3; co-author fasc. 1). *Vol. t.p*.: 1874, p. \[i\]. *Fasc. 1*: 1853 (p. 16: 20 Oct 1853), p. \[1\]-16, *pl. 1-60.* *Fasc. 2*: 1865 (p. 18: 31 Mar 1865), p. \[1\]-18, *pl. 61-120.* *Fasc. 3*: 1874 (p. 16: 1 Mar 1874) p. \[1\]-16, *pl. 121-180. Copies*: BR, NY. *See also*: F. M. Liebman (TL-2/4517).