Wilibald Swibert Joseph Gottlieb von Besser
Wilibald Swibert Joseph Gottlieb von Besser | |
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Вилибальд Готлибович Бессер | |
Portrait by Bonawentura Klembowski, 1830s | |
| Born | 7 July 1784 |
| Died | 11 October 1842 (aged 58) |
| Other names | Vilibald Gotlibovich Besser |
| Siglum | W.S.J.G. von Besser |
| Alma mater | University of Krakow |
| Known for | Classifying more than 650 plant species |
| Notable work | Przepisy do układania zielników ("Rules for establishing a herbarium") Rżut oka na geografję fizyczną Wolynia i Podola ("A glance at the physical geography of Wolyń and Podolia") |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | Krzemieniec Lyceum |
| Academic advisors | Josef August Schultes |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Besser |
Wilibald Swibert Joseph Gottlieb von Besser (7 July 1784 – 11 October 1842), known in Russia as Vilibald Gotlibovich Besser (Russian: Вилибальд Готлибович Бессер), was an Austrian-born botanist active in former eastern territories of Poland occupied by the Russian Empire, who worked most of his life within today's territory of western Ukraine.