Nicolaus Thomas Host

Nicolaus Thomas Host (December 6, 1771 in Fiume, now Rijeka – January 13, 1834 in Schönbrunn) was an Austrian botanist, and the personal physician of Holy Roman Emperor Francis II.^[1] His botanical works include Synopsis plantarum in Austria and the four-volume Austriacorum Icones et descriptions graminum; he was also the first director of the botanical garden at the Belvedere palace.^[2] The genus Hosta is named for him.^[3] The standard author abbreviation Host is used to indicate Nicolaus Thomas Host as the author when citing a botanical name.^[4]

References

1. ^ "Full text of "Bulletin de l'Acadmie internationale de gographie botanique"" (in French). 1908. http://www.archive.org/stream/bulletindelacadm18acad/bulletindelacadm18acad_djvu.txt. 
2. ^ http://www.illustratedgarden.org/mobot/rarebooks/author.asp?creator=Host,%20Nikolaus%20Thomas&creatorID=99
3. ^ http://www.cfgphoto.com/articles/hosta.html
4. ^ "Host, Nicolaus Thomas (1761-1834)". Author Query. International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idAuthorSearch.do?id=4132-1. Retrieved July 18, 2011. 

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Name	Host, Nicolaus Thomas
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Date of birth	December 6, 1771
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Date of death	January 13, 1834
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