Persons, Collections and Topics
Urban, Ignatius, 1848–1931
HI Archives collection no. 49
Manuscript notes, n.d.
.25 linear feet (1 box)
Biographical Note
A German taxonomist and a historian of botany, Ignatius Urban (1848–1931) was assistant to editor August Wilhelm Eichler (1839–1887) in the production of Flora Brasiliensis (Leipzig and Munich, 1840–1906), which had been begun by Carl Philipp Friedrich von Martius (1794–1868). Urban became editor after Eichler's death and saw the work to its completion.
Scope and Contents Note
This collection includes one pocket notebook (17 × 11 cm) entitled "Itinera et vitae collectorum in Martii Flora Brasiliensis..." of 120 numbered pages with one additional page and one file folder of various sized pages of detailed notes to accompany the notebook. All is handwritten in German.
Finding Aid
A finding aid for this collection is available online.
Other Resources
For information about portraits of and biographical citations for the subject, see the Hunt Institute Archives Register of Botanical Biography and Iconography database.
Ignatius Urban (1848–1931), unknown location, 1881, photograph by an unknown photographer, HI Archives portrait no. 1.
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