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Nicolaus Thomas Host (1761-1834)
Icones et descriptiones : Graminum Austriacorum ; v. 4 / Nicolai Thomae Host. 1809
48.5 x 4.5 cm (book measurement (inventory)) | RCIN 1052143
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Nicolaus Thomas Host was a Croatian botanist who served as physician to Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor. This book is his botany of the grasses of the Austrian Empire. Host was well respected among Austrian naturalists and in 1812, the botanist Leopold Trattinnick named the genus Hosta, a group of plants now commonly found in gardens, after him.
Provenance
From the library of the botanist William Forsyth (1772-1835). Likely acquired for the Royal Library by William IV in 1835.
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Measurements
48.5 x 4.5 cm (book measurement (inventory))
