Matthias de L’Obel
(15381616) [Lob.] |
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L’Obel divided plants according to the form of their leaves. His Stirpium Adversaria Nova (London, 1570, 1576) is a milestone of modern botany, a collection of notes and data on 1,300 plants that he had observed and gathered in France and England. Right: HI Archives portrait no. 1a. |
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When Linnaeus cites Lob. ic., he's referring to Matthias de L’Obel (15381616), Plantarum seu Stirpium Icones (Antwerp, 1581). | ||||||||