> [!cite] BHL link: this entry starts at [page 712](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33355799) of TL-2 Vol. III > Author links: [IPNI](https://www.ipni.org/a/23981-1) LSID 23981-1, [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76348) QID Q76348 > Support pages: [[Abbreviations|abbreviations]], [[Layout key|layout key]], [[Cite TL-2|cite TL-2]] ### Author Nees von Esenbeck, Theodor Friedrich Ludwig (1787-1837), German botanist; pharmaceutical assistant at Basel 1811-1816, at Hanau 1816-1817; inspector of the Leiden botanical garden 1817-1819; Dr. phil. Erlangen 1818; garden inspector and lecturer at Bonn University 1819; professor of pharmacy ib. (1822 extraord., 1827 ord.), co-director of the botanic garden 1833; brother of C. G. Nees von Esenbeck. **Abbreviated name**: *T. Nees* \[standard form in IPNI: *T.Nees*\] #### Herbarium and types [[Collection BHU|BHU]] (originally in the herbarium of the Naturf. Ges. Rheinl. Westfalen; see Wirtgen 1907; this herbarium was later transferred to [[Collection B|B]] but ended up in [[Collection BHU|BHU]]). Some other material at [[Collection B|B]], [[Collection BR|BR]] and [[Collection JE|JE]]. #### Bibliography and biography ADB 23: 376-380; Backer p. 391; Barnhart 2: 542; BM 3: 1408; Bossert p. 283; CSP 4: 585-586, 8: 486, 12: 534; DU 216; Frank 3(Anh.): 71; GR p. 35, cat. p. 68; Hawksworth p. 184; Herder p. 468 \[index\]; IH 2: (in press); Jackson p. 115, 162, 294; JW 3: 364; Kelly, p. 160-161; Kew 4: 123-124; Krempelh. 1: 118, 267, 580; Langman p. 537; LS 18839-18852; MD p. 190-191; Moebius p. 97, 98, 138, 428; MW p. 352-353; NI 1441-1445; Plesch p. 347; PR 6660-6666 (ed. 1: 7438-7446); Quenstedt p. 310; Rehder 5: 611; Sotheby 567; Stevenson p. 1252; TL-1/918-920; TL-2/624, 1731, 2652, see indexes; Tucker 1: 513-514; Zander ed. 10, p. 696-697, ed. 11, p. 794. - Anon., Arch. d. Pharm. 8: 209-210. 1858 (ex. Berl. Zeit.) (obit.); Brockhaus' Conversations-Lexikon ed. 13. 12: 121. 1885; Flora 21: 15-16, 504. 1838(d. 12 Dec 1837, sale herb., libr.). - Bley, L. F., Arch. d. Pharm. 91(1): 81-112. 1848 (biogr. of the two brothers Nees). - Blume, C. L., Bijdr. 118. 20 Aug 1825 (epon.). - Candolle, Alph. de, Phytographie 436. 1880 (coll.). - Candolle, A. P. de, Mém. souvenirs 384. 1867. - Carus, C. G. & Martius, C. F. P. von, Eine Altersfreundschaft in Briefen 1939, p. 128. - Jessen, K. F. W., Bot. Gegenw. Vorz. 413. 1884. - Junk, W., Rara 1: 44. 1900-1913. - Marquart, C., Jahresb. bot. Ver. Mittel. Niederrhein. 2: 122-141. 1839 (biogr., bibl., b. 26 Jul 1787, d. 16 Apr 1838). - Milner, J. D., Cat. portr. Kew 86-87. 1906. - Nees, Th., Flora 3: 73-75. 7 Feb 1820 (from Leiden to Bonn); 3: 604-605. 1820 (Nees has *not* adopted the "von Esenbeck" but see 3: 702, 750. 1820!). - Oligschläger, F. W., Flora 16(1): 347. 1833. - Poggendorff, J. C., Biogr.-lit. Handw.-Buch 2: 264-265. 1863. - Reess, M., Pflege Bot. Franken 24, 25. 1884. - Veendorp, H. & L. G. M. Baas-Becking, Hortus acad.-lugd. bot. 1587-1937, p. 136, 178. 1938. - Wirtgen, F., S.B. Naturh. Ver. Preuss. Rheinl. 1907(1): E 47- E 58. 1908 (on herb.). - Zuchold, E. A., Jahresber. naturf. Ver. Halle 5: 43-44. 1853. #### Composite works - (1) Weihe, M. F., Wolter, J. W., Funke, P. W., & T. F. L. Nees v. Esenbeck, *Plantae officinales*, oder Sammlung officineller Pflanzen... 1823-1833, see under Weihe, M. F. - (2) Funck, H. C. & T. F. L. Nees v. Esenbeck, *Bryophyta, Lichenes*, in J. Sturm, *Deutschl. Fl.* Abt. 2. Heft. 17, 1819 (*16 pl*. w.t.). - (3) *Dichonema*Fr. Nees in litt., in E. Fries, *Syst. orb. veg.* 303. 1825. - (4) *Fungi*, in K. B. Presl, *Reliq. haenk.*1, 1825, q.v. - (5) Contributed text to Bolton, *Gesch. merckw. Pilze*4, 1820, see TL-2/624. - (6) with W. Sinning (q.v.), *Sammlung schönblühender Gewächse*1824-1831. #### Handwriting Candollea 32: 191-192. 1977. #### Eponymy *Esenbeckia*Blume (1825); *Neesia*Blume (1835, *nom. cons.*); *Neesia*K. P. J. Sprengel (1818, nom. rej.). *Note*: The author of *Neesiella*Kirschstein (1935) and *Myconeesia*Kirschstein (1936) did not indicate for which Nees von Esenbeck the genera were named. ### Publications ##### n.6698. De muscorum propagatione **Title** *De muscorum propagatione*commentatio quam amplissimi ordinis philosophici in universitate Friderico-Alexandrina Erlangensi consensu gratiose impetratis die xvi. octobris doctoris philosophiae et ll. aa. magistri honoribus edidit Theodorus Ludovicus Nees, ... Erlangae 1818. Qu. **Abbreviated title**: *Musc. prop.* **Notes** *Thesis issue*: 16 Oct 1818, p. \[i\]-vi, \[7\]-26, \[1, expl. pl.\], *1 pl*. (col. copp.). *Copy*: G. *Trade issue*: 1820, p. \[i\]-vi, \[7\]-26, \[1, expl. pl.\], *1 pl*. (id.). *Copies*: FH, H. – "De muscorum propagatione commentatio. Cum tabula aenea picta." Bonnae (apud Adolphum Marcum) 1820. Qu. ##### n.6699. Radix plantarum mycetoidearum **Title** *Radix plantarum mycetoidearum*scripsit et figura aeri incisa illustravit Theodorus Fridericus Ludovicus Nees ab Esenbeck... cum tabula aeri incisa. Bonnae. (sumptibus Adolphi Marcus) 1820. Qu. **Abbreviated title**: *Rad. pl. mycet.* **Notes** *Publ*.: Jan-Apr 1820 (Flora 21 Apr 1820, as of 1819), p. \[i\]-vi, \[1-2\], \[1\]-19, 1 *pl*. (uncol.). *Copies*: BR, FH, FI, G, NY. ##### n.6700. Ueber die Gattungen Calicanthus, Meratia, Punica **Title** *Ueber die Gattungen Calicanthus, Meratia, Punica*, und ihre Stelle in dem natürlichen System von Dr. Fr. Nees v. Esenbeck, M. d. A. d. N. (Mit 2 Kupfertafeln) \[Bonnae 1823\]. Qu. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1823, p. \[1\]-14, *pl. 10-11*(col.; T. Wild). *Copies*: FI, G. – Reprinted or preprinted from Nova Acta Leop. 11: 103-116, *pl. 10-11.* 1823. In the absence of definitive proof of preprinting to be cited from journal. ##### n.6701. Handbuch der medicinisch-pharmaceutischen Botanik **Title** *Handbuch der medicinisch-pharmaceutischen Botanik*. Nach den natürlichen Familien des Gewächsrciches bearbeitet von Dr. Fr. Ludw. Nees v. Esenbeck und Dr. Carl Heinrich Ebermaier... Düsseldorf (bei Arnz & Comp.) 1830-1832, 3 vols. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Handb. med.-pharm. Bot.* **Notes** *Co-author*: Carl Heinrich Ebermaier (1802-1870). 1: Apr 1830), (p. viii: Sep 1829; Flora 13 Beil. 1:35. Apr 1830), p. \[i\]-viii, \[1\]-391, \[392, err.\]. *2*: 1831 (Dec 1830 fide adv. Arnz), p. \[i, iii\], \[393\]-894, \[1-4, err.\]. *3*: Mai 1832 (p. viii: Apr 1832; Lit. Ber. Flora Mai 1832), p. \[i\]-viii, \[1\]-602. *Copies*: G, USDA. ##### n.6702. Plantarum nonnullarum mycetoidearum **Title** *Plantarum nonnullarum mycetoidearum*, in horto bonnensi observatarum evolutio, iconibus et descriptionibus illustrata. Scripsit Dr. Th. Fr. Lud. Nees ab Esenbeck, A. C. N. C. S. Cum tabulis iv. pictis. (Academiae trad. a. 1821., nunc denuo recogn.) (Acta Acad. Caes. Leop. Carol. Nat. Eur. vol. xvi, p. i.) \[Vratislaviae et Bonnae 1832\]. Qu. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1832 (Regensb. bot. Ges. rd. 9 Jan 1833), p. \[1\]-12, *pl. 5-7*, *7B* (col. pl. by T. Wild). *Copies*: BR, FH, G. – Reprinted from Nova Leopoldina 16(1): \[89\]-100, *pl. 5-7, 7B* (idem). – Even though it is likely (in view of the editor's practice to do so for his authors) that the reprints are actually preprints, we have no indication that this was indeed the case. We must therefore accept the year of publication of the journal volume as the year of publication of this paper. ##### n.6703. Das System der Pilze **Title** *Das System der Pilze*. Durch Beschreibungen und Abbildungen erläutert von Dr. Th. Friedrich Ludw. Nees von Esenbeck und A. Henry \[2: von Dr. Th. Bail\]. Erste \[zweite\] Abtheilung... Bonn (Verlag des lithographischen Instituts der Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität und der Leopoldinisch-Carolinischen Academie der Naturforscher von Henry und Cohen) 1837-1858, 2 parts. Duod. (in sixes). **Abbreviated title**: *Syst. Pilze*. **Notes** *Co-author*of Vol. 1: Aimé Constant Fidèle Henry (1801-1875). *Author*of vol. 2: Carl Adolph Emo Theodor Bail (1833-1922). *1*: 1 Mar-4 Apr 1837 (Flora rd. 4 Apr 1837, adv. 21 Feb 1836; Hinrichs 9-15 Apr 1837; "eben erschienen" N. in letter to Miquel, 11 Apr 1837), p. \[i\*-iv\*\], \[i\]-vi, \[i\]-vi, \[1\]-74, *pl. 1-12*(*1*, uncol.; *2-12*col. liths.). *2*: Jan-Feb 1858 (Flora 7 Mar 1858; p. iv: Oct 1857), p. \[i\]-iv, \[1\]-110, \[1, Nachtr.\], *pl. 13-28* (*13*uncol., *14-38*col. liths.). *Copies*: BR, FH, Stevenson, USDA. ##### n.6704. Genera plantarum florae germanicae **Title** *Genera plantarum florae germanicae*iconibus et descriptionibus illustrata... Bonnae (sumtibus Henry & Cohen) \[1833-\]1835-1860. Oct. 31 fasc. **Abbreviated title**: *Gen. fl. germ.* **Notes** *Authors*: Th. Nees, fasc. 1-16 (nos. 1-320). Frodolin Carl Leopold Spenner (1798-1841), fasc. 17-21 (nos. 321-420). Aloys Putterlick (1810-1845), fasc. 22-24 (nos. 421-480). Stephan Ladislaus Endlicher (1804-1849) co-author with Putterlick of 22-24. Carl Wilhelm Bischof (1825-?), fasc. 26 (nos. 501-520). Johann Xaver Robert Caspary (1818-1887), fasc. 27 (nos. 521-540). Adalbert Carl Friedrich Hellwig Conrad Schnizlein (1814-1868), fasc. 25, 28, 31 (nos. 481-500, 541-560, 601-620). Dietrich Brandis (1824-1907), fasc. 29, 30 (nos. 561-600). *Publ*.: *620*\[NI: *622*\] *pl*. in 31 parts with an average of 20 plates. The plates were to be bound in systematic order in accordance with a new numbering introduced in the *Conspecti* provided with the title pages and other preface matter for six volumes. These six volumes are made up of fascicles 1-22 with some additions (*8 pl.*) from fascicles 23-24. From fascicle 23-31 no attempt was made to prescribe a binding which would differ from the original order of issue. Our information is obviously incomplete. The only copy bound in the order of issue and with the nos 1-24 (undated!) in original covers seen by us is at NY, which has a second set bound in the prescribed systematic order. Other copies (seen: B, BR, G, MICH, MO, US) show various mixtures of binding. \[*1*\]: Dicotyledones 1, Monochlam., 1835, p. \[i\]-iv, \[1-2\], *80 pl*. (new nos. 1-80 in conspectus). \[2\]: Monocotyledones 1, Gramineae, 1843, \[i-iv\], *94 pl*. (new nos. 1-94 in conspectus). \[3\]: Monocotyledones 2, Cyp., Helob., Coron., 1843, p. \[i-iv\], *64 pl*. (new nos. 1-64 in conspectus). \[*4*\]: Monocotyledones 3, fam. seq., 1845, p. \[i-iv\], 5*2 pl*. (new nos. 1-52 in conspectus). *5*: Dicotyledones 2, Gamopetalae 1, 1845, p. \[i-iv\], *65 pl*. (new nos. 1-65 in conspectus). *6*: Dicotyledones 3, Gamopetalae 2, 1843, p. \[i-iv\], *73 pl*. (new nos. 1-73 in conspectus). |*author* |*fasc*. |*plates* |*dates* |*contents*| |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- | |Nees |1 |1-20 |Mai 1833 |Pinus to Populus| |" |2 |21-40 | |Typha to Tamus| |" |3 |41-60 |Dec 1834 |Myrica to Osyris| |" |4 |61-80 |Dec 1834 |Narthecium to Asphodelus| |" |5 |81-101 |Feb 1835 |Orchis to Crocus| |" |6 |102-121 |Jun 1835 |Asphodeline to Butomus| |" |7 |122-141 |Sep 1835 |Thesium to Illecebrum| |" |8 |142-161 |Dec 1835 |Thelygonum to Alchemilla| |" |9 |162-183 |Feb 1836 |Cyperus to Vignea| |" |10 |184-200 |Jul 1836 |Caulinia to Ophirus| |" |11 |201-220 |Sep 1836 |Oryza to Beckmannia| |" |12 |221-240 |Feb 1837 |Primula to Pinguicula| |" |13 |241-260 |Mai 1837 |Gastridium to Lagurus| |" |14 |261-280 |1837 |Chrysopogon to Zea| |" |15 |281-300 |Jul 1837 |Erianthus to Triodia| |" |16 |301-320 |Dec 1837 |Plantago to Celsia| |Spenner |17 |321-340 |1839 |Heliotropium to Alkanna| |" |18 |341-360 | |Salvia to Phlomis| |" |19 |361-380 | |Lavandula to Scorodonia| |" |20 |381-400 | |Ocimum to Tussilago| |" |21 |401-420 |1840 |\[?\] Lonicera to Verbena| |Putterlick and Endl. |22 |421-440 |1843 |Arundo to Asteriscus| |" |23 |441-460 |1844 |Vitex to Ambrosia| |" |24 |461-480 |1845 |Nicotiana to Maruta| |Schnizlein |25 |481-500 |1849 |Adoxa to Cornus| |Bischoff |26 |501-520 |1849 |Hydrocotyle to Cnidium| |Caspary |27 |521-540 |1853 |Myagrum to Glaucium| |Schnizlein |28 |541-560 |1854 |Hedera to Cynanchum| |Brandis |29 |561-580 |1856 |Spartium to Ornithopus| |" |30 |581-600 |1859 |Hedysarum to Ribes| |Schnizlein |31 |601-620 |1860 |Dianthus to Leucanthemum| *First announcement*(by Nees and publishers Henry et Cohen): Flora 15(2) Int. Bl. 10-12. 1832 (dated Mai 1832); fasc. 1 presented to Regensb. bot. Ges. 8 Mai 1833 (*pl. 1-20*), Flora 16: 302. 1833, reviewed 3: 166-170. 1833. Not all fascicles were announced by Flora: the dates for parts 1-24, as far as cited below stem from notices in Flora or from dated preface pages.