Christian Jacob Wolle | |
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Born | 1788 |
Died | 1863 | (aged 74–75)
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Fields | Botany. |
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Christian Jacob Wolle, better known as Jacob Wolle [1] (1788 – 1863) was a plant collector, botanist, and innkeeper of the Moravian Sun Inn in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. [2]
In 1816, Wolle married Mary Magdalene Luch (1797-1817), and they later went on to have a daughter called Louisa Arabella. [3] He remarried in 1819, to Eliza Horsfield (1792-1867). [3]
Also in 1816, he became the innkeeper of the Moravian Sun Inn in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and undertook renovations and an expansion of the premises, including adding a third floor. [4] In 1824 Jacob became a Justice of the Peace and Notary Public. [3] He retired from innkeeping in 1827. [4] Jacob was also an accomplished bassoon player. [5]
While Wolle primarily collected around Bethlehem, he also collected in southern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. [7]
Wolle's approximate 30,000-specimen herbarium today form a significant part of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. [2] [7] Specimens are also held by the Harvard University [8] herbarium. Outside of North America specimens are held by the National Herbarium of Victoria Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. [9]
Christian Jacob Wolle | |
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Born | 1788 |
Died | 1863 | (aged 74–75)
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany. |
Signature | |
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Christian Jacob Wolle, better known as Jacob Wolle [1] (1788 – 1863) was a plant collector, botanist, and innkeeper of the Moravian Sun Inn in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. [2]
In 1816, Wolle married Mary Magdalene Luch (1797-1817), and they later went on to have a daughter called Louisa Arabella. [3] He remarried in 1819, to Eliza Horsfield (1792-1867). [3]
Also in 1816, he became the innkeeper of the Moravian Sun Inn in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and undertook renovations and an expansion of the premises, including adding a third floor. [4] In 1824 Jacob became a Justice of the Peace and Notary Public. [3] He retired from innkeeping in 1827. [4] Jacob was also an accomplished bassoon player. [5]
While Wolle primarily collected around Bethlehem, he also collected in southern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. [7]
Wolle's approximate 30,000-specimen herbarium today form a significant part of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. [2] [7] Specimens are also held by the Harvard University [8] herbarium. Outside of North America specimens are held by the National Herbarium of Victoria Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. [9]