Johann Christian Mikan (born 5 December 1769 in Teplitz, died 28 December 1844 in Prague) was an Austrian- Czech botanist, zoologist and entomologist. He was the son of Joseph Gottfried Mikan. [1]
Mikan was a professor of natural history at the University of Prague. [2] He was one of three leading naturalists on the Austrian Brazil Expedition. [3]
He wrote Monographia Bombyliorum Bohemiæ, iconibus illustrata in 1796, Entomologische Beobachtungen, Berichtigungen und Entdeckungen in 1797, and Delectus Florae et Faunae Brasiliensis, etc. in 1820. [4] Mikan described many new species, including the black lion tamarin.
Mikan is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of South American snake, Dipsas mikanii. [5]
The genus Mikania Willd. (Asteraceae) was named for his father Joseph Gottfried Mikan (1743–1814), professor of botany and chemistry at the Prague University.
Johann Christian Mikan (born 5 December 1769 in Teplitz, died 28 December 1844 in Prague) was an Austrian- Czech botanist, zoologist and entomologist. He was the son of Joseph Gottfried Mikan. [1]
Mikan was a professor of natural history at the University of Prague. [2] He was one of three leading naturalists on the Austrian Brazil Expedition. [3]
He wrote Monographia Bombyliorum Bohemiæ, iconibus illustrata in 1796, Entomologische Beobachtungen, Berichtigungen und Entdeckungen in 1797, and Delectus Florae et Faunae Brasiliensis, etc. in 1820. [4] Mikan described many new species, including the black lion tamarin.
Mikan is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of South American snake, Dipsas mikanii. [5]
The genus Mikania Willd. (Asteraceae) was named for his father Joseph Gottfried Mikan (1743–1814), professor of botany and chemistry at the Prague University.