Unger, Franz#
b. Leutschach (Styria), Nov. 30, 1800, d. Graz (Styria), Feb. 13, 1870, botanist, co-founder of paleobotany in Austria, originally physician. In 1830 university professor in Graz, from 1850 to 68 in Vienna. Proved the similarity between plant protoplasm and the sarcode of primitive animals, discovered the sexual nature of moss spermatozoid, drew the first blossom diagrams, taught the changeability of species and their genetic relationship. A tree-like plant genus (Ungeria) and different plant species are named after him. Founder of the science of plant diseases.
Works#
Die Exantheme, 1833; Aphorismen zur Anatomie u. Physiologie der Pflanzen, 1838; Synopsis plantarum fossilium, 1845; Genera et species plantarum fossilium, 1850; Iconographia plantarum fossilium, 1852; Die Anatomie und Physiologie der Pflanzen, 1855; Geologie der europ. Waldbaeume, 2 vols, 1869; Botan. Streifzuege auf dem Gebiet der Kulturgeschichte, 9 vols, 1857-1868.Literature#
A. Reyer, Leben und Wirken des Naturhistorikers F. U., 1871.