Bernhard Meyer

Dr Bernhard Meyer (24 August 1767 – 1 January 1836) was a German physician and naturalist.

Meyer was the joint author, with Philipp Gottfried Gaertner (1754–1825) and Johannes Scherbius (1769–1813) of Oekonomisch-technische Flora der Wetterau (1799), which was the source of the scientific name of many plants. He was also the joint author, with Johann Wolf, of Naturgeschichte der Vögel Deutschlands (1805) and Taschenbuch der deutschen Vögelkunde (1810–22).

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

References

^ "Author Query for 'B.Mey.'". International Plant Names Index.

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Name	Meyer, Bernhard
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Short description	German physician and naturalist
Date of birth	24 August 1767
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Date of death	1 January 1836
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