Orchids of the Southern Cone (1830–2000) – Part II. The Philippi dynasty: Plantarum Novarum Chilensium and Catalogus Plantarum Chilensium

Bernhard Eunom Philippi (1811–1852), his brother Rudolph Amandus Philippi (1808–1904), and the latter’s son Federico Philippi (1836–1910) must be considered the main actors in the history of the natural sciences in Chile between 1840 and 1910. While Bernhard was responsible for convincing the rest o...

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Autor principal: Ossenbach, Carlos
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Idioma:eng
Publicado: Universidad de Costa Rica 2023
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spelling LANKESTERIANA544052023-05-12T18:32:36Z Orchids of the Southern Cone (1830–2000) – Part II. The Philippi dynasty: Plantarum Novarum Chilensium and Catalogus Plantarum Chilensium Orchids of the Southern Cone (1830–2000) – Part II. The Philippi dynasty: Plantarum Novarum Chilensium and Catalogus Plantarum Chilensium Ossenbach, Carlos Chile German immigration to Chile Natural History Museum of Chile orchids of Chile R. F. Hohenacker Chile inmigración alemana a Chile Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Chile orquídeas de Chile R. F. Hohenacker Bernhard Eunom Philippi (1811–1852), his brother Rudolph Amandus Philippi (1808–1904), and the latter’s son Federico Philippi (1836–1910) must be considered the main actors in the history of the natural sciences in Chile between 1840 and 1910. While Bernhard was responsible for convincing the rest of his family to emigrate to Chile (and in fact, became the initiator of German immigration to southern Chile), Rudolph became the leading Figure in Chile’s scientific community, becoming the first director of the National Museum of Natural History, a post he held from 1853 to 1897. The description of many new orchid species in the series Plantarum novarum Chilensium (1856–1864) during this time is only one of his merits. His son Federico took over the direction of the Museum after his father’s retirement until he died in 1910. Catalogus plantarum Chilensium (1881) stands out among his numerous publications. Bernhard Eunom Philippi (1811–1852), his brother Rudolph Amandus Philippi (1808–1904), and the latter’s son Federico Philippi (1836–1910) must be considered the main actors in the history of the natural sciences in Chile between 1840 and 1910. While Bernhard was responsible for convincing the rest of his family to emigrate to Chile (and in fact, became the initiator of German immigration to southern Chile), Rudolph became the leading Figure in Chile’s scientific community, becoming the first director of the National Museum of Natural History, a post he held from 1853 to 1897. The description of many new orchid species in the series Plantarum novarum Chilensium (1856–1864) during this time is only one of his merits. His son Federico took over the direction of the Museum after his father’s retirement until he died in 1910. Catalogus plantarum Chilensium (1881) stands out among his numerous publications. Universidad de Costa Rica 2023-03-08 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Article application/pdf application/epub+zip https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/lankesteriana/article/view/54405 10.15517/lank.v23i1.54405 Lankesteriana: International Journal on Orchidology; 2023: Lankesteriana: Volume 23, number 1 (January–April); 11-33 Lankesteriana: International Journal on Orchidology; 2023: Lankesteriana: Volumen 23, número 1 (enero–abril); 11-33 2215-2067 1409-3871 eng https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/lankesteriana/article/view/54405/55106 https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/lankesteriana/article/view/54405/55105 Copyright (c) 2023 Lankester Botanical Garden, University of Costa Rica https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/cr/
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Orchids of the Southern Cone (1830–2000) – Part II. The Philippi dynasty: Plantarum Novarum Chilensium and Catalogus Plantarum Chilensium
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description Bernhard Eunom Philippi (1811–1852), his brother Rudolph Amandus Philippi (1808–1904), and the latter’s son Federico Philippi (1836–1910) must be considered the main actors in the history of the natural sciences in Chile between 1840 and 1910. While Bernhard was responsible for convincing the rest of his family to emigrate to Chile (and in fact, became the initiator of German immigration to southern Chile), Rudolph became the leading Figure in Chile’s scientific community, becoming the first director of the National Museum of Natural History, a post he held from 1853 to 1897. The description of many new orchid species in the series Plantarum novarum Chilensium (1856–1864) during this time is only one of his merits. His son Federico took over the direction of the Museum after his father’s retirement until he died in 1910. Catalogus plantarum Chilensium (1881) stands out among his numerous publications.
title Orchids of the Southern Cone (1830–2000) – Part II. The Philippi dynasty: Plantarum Novarum Chilensium and Catalogus Plantarum Chilensium
title_short Orchids of the Southern Cone (1830–2000) – Part II. The Philippi dynasty: Plantarum Novarum Chilensium and Catalogus Plantarum Chilensium
title_full Orchids of the Southern Cone (1830–2000) – Part II. The Philippi dynasty: Plantarum Novarum Chilensium and Catalogus Plantarum Chilensium
title_fullStr Orchids of the Southern Cone (1830–2000) – Part II. The Philippi dynasty: Plantarum Novarum Chilensium and Catalogus Plantarum Chilensium
title_full_unstemmed Orchids of the Southern Cone (1830–2000) – Part II. The Philippi dynasty: Plantarum Novarum Chilensium and Catalogus Plantarum Chilensium
title_sort orchids of the southern cone (1830–2000) – part ii. the philippi dynasty: plantarum novarum chilensium and catalogus plantarum chilensium
title_alt Orchids of the Southern Cone (1830–2000) – Part II. The Philippi dynasty: Plantarum Novarum Chilensium and Catalogus Plantarum Chilensium
publisher Universidad de Costa Rica
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