Christian von Steven

Christian von Steven (Христиан Христианович Стевен - Christian Christianowitsch Stewen) (19 January 1781, Fredrikshamn, Finland- 30 April 1863, Simferopol, Crimea) was a Ukrainian-Russian botanist and entomologist of Swiss origin.

Steven studied medicine at Saint Petersburg University before working at a centre for silk production in the Caucasus where he commenced as an assistant, progressing to inspector (1806). In 1812, he participated in the creation of a Nikitsky Botanical Garden at Nikita in the Crimea, which he directed from 1824. From 1826 to 1851, he directed a Magnanery. In 1815, he was elected a corresponding member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

The standard author abbreviation Steven is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[1]

Works

• Monographia Pedicularis, 1822.
• Verzeichnis der auf der taurischen Halbinsel wildwachsenden Pflanzen, 1856-1857.

References

• Translation of the article in French Wikipédia

1. ^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do. 

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Name	Steven, Christian Von
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Date of birth	19 January 1781
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Date of death	30 April 1863
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