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Ferdinand Rugel was born on 17 December 1806 in [[Wolfegg]], a municipality in the district of [[Ravensburg]] in the state of [[Baden-Württemberg]], Germany.{{sfnp|Geiser|1948|page=114}}{{sfnp|Geiser|1950}} He died on 31 January 1879 in [[Jefferson County, Tennessee]], US. He was buried at the Westminster Presbyterian Church Cemetery in the town of [[White Pine, Tennessee]].{{sfnp|Geiser|1948|page=117}} The inscription on his [[gravestone]] states he was born on 24 December 1806 but that is in fact incorrect.
Ferdinand Rugel was born on 17 December 1806 in [[Wolfegg]], a municipality in the district of [[Ravensburg]] in the state of [[Baden-Württemberg]], Germany.{{sfnp|Geiser|1948|page=114}}{{sfnp|Geiser|1950}} He died on 31 January 1879 in [[Jefferson County, Tennessee]], US. He was buried at the Westminster Presbyterian Church Cemetery in the town of [[White Pine, Tennessee]].{{sfnp|Geiser|1948|page=117}} The inscription on his [[gravestone]] states he was born on 24 December 1806 but that is in fact incorrect.


In Europe, Rugel collected plant specimens in Switzerland, France, Spain, and Sicily. After emigrating to the United States in 1840, under the direction of [[Robert James Shuttleworth]], he collected widely throughout the [[southeastern United States]] during the period 1840–1848. He also collected in Cuba in 1849, severing his ties with Shuttleworth in the same year. After 1850, he collected occasionally in Tennessee and Texas.{{sfnp|Stafleu|Cowan|1983|loc=[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33190450#page/993/mode/1up pp. 979–980]}}
Rugel was a very active [[plant collector]] in Europe and the United States. In Europe, he collected plant specimens in Switzerland, France, Spain, and Sicily. After emigrating to the United States in 1840, he collected widely throughout the [[southeastern United States]] during the period 1840–1848 under the direction of [[Robert James Shuttleworth|R.J. Shuttleworth]]. He also collected in Cuba in 1849, severing his ties with Shuttleworth in the same year. After 1850, he collected occasionally in Tennessee and Texas.{{sfnp|Stafleu|Cowan|1983|loc=[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33190450#page/993/mode/1up pp. 979–980]}}


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 18:25, 12 December 2024

Ferdinand Ignatius Xavier Rugel
Born(1806-12-17)17 December 1806
Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Died31 January 1879(1879-01-31) (aged 72)
Jefferson County, Tennessee, US
CitizenshipGermany (by birth), United States (by marriage)
SpouseLaura Bell
Scientific career
Fieldspharmacy, botany
Author abbrev. (botany)Rugel

Ferdinand Ignatius Xavier Rugel (17 December 1806 – 31 January 1879) was a German-born American pharmacist, botanist, and plant collector.

Life

Ferdinand Rugel was born on 17 December 1806 in Wolfegg, a municipality in the district of Ravensburg in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.[1][2] He died on 31 January 1879 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, US. He was buried at the Westminster Presbyterian Church Cemetery in the town of White Pine, Tennessee.[3] The inscription on his gravestone states he was born on 24 December 1806 but that is in fact incorrect.

Rugel was a very active plant collector in Europe and the United States. In Europe, he collected plant specimens in Switzerland, France, Spain, and Sicily. After emigrating to the United States in 1840, he collected widely throughout the southeastern United States during the period 1840–1848 under the direction of R.J. Shuttleworth. He also collected in Cuba in 1849, severing his ties with Shuttleworth in the same year. After 1850, he collected occasionally in Tennessee and Texas.[4]

See also

The standard author abbreviation Rugel is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[5]

References

  1. ^ Geiser (1948), p. 114.
  2. ^ Geiser (1950).
  3. ^ Geiser (1948), p. 117.
  4. ^ Stafleu & Cowan (1983), pp. 979–980.
  5. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Rugel.

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