Wilibald Swibert Joseph Gottlieb von Besser

Wilibald Swibert Joseph Gottlieb von Besser
Вилибальд Готлибович Бессер
Portrait by Bonawentura Klembowski, 1830s
Born(1784-07-07)7 July 1784
Died11 October 1842(1842-10-11) (aged 58)
Other namesVilibald Gotlibovich Besser
SiglumW.S.J.G. von Besser
Alma materUniversity of Krakow
Known forClassifying more than 650 plant species
Notable workPrzepisy 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
FieldsBotany
InstitutionsKrzemieniec Lyceum
Academic advisorsJosef 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.