August von Hayek (14 December 1871 – 11 June 1928) was an Austrian physician and botanist born in Vienna.[1]

August von Hayek
Hayek in 1927
Born(1871-12-14)14 December 1871
Died11 June 1928(1928-06-11) (aged 56)
Vienna, Austria
Alma materUniversity of Vienna (MD, PhD)
Occupations
Spouse
Felicitas von Juraschek
(m. 1898)
Children
Parents

Early life and education

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August von Hayek was born on 14 December 1871 in Vienna, to naturalist Gustav von Hayek.

In 1895 he obtained his medical doctorate from the University of Vienna. Soon, he was employed by the municipal ministry of health. He obtained his PhD in 1905.

Career

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Beginning in 1922, he taught classes at the Hochschule für Bodenkultur in Vienna, and from 1926, he was an associate professor at the university. He died in 1928 in Vienna.

He is remembered for phytogeographical investigations that took place within the Austria-Hungarian Empire, in particular, Styria and the Balkans. He also conducted detailed studies on the historical development of flora found along the eastern and southeastern edge of the Alps. In the field of plant systematics, he specialized in Centaurea species native to Austria-Hungary.

Personal life and death

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He was married to Felicitas von Juraschek.[2] Their children were Friedrich, Heinrich, and Erich [de].

He died on 11 June 1928 in Vienna.

Principal works

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Hayek edited two exsiccata series, namely Flora stiriaca exsiccata[4] and Centaureae exsiccatae criticae.[5]

References

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  1. "Hayek, August von". Österreichische Biographische Lexikon 1815–1950 (PDF) (in German). Vol. 2. Wien: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. 1959. p. 226.
  2. Ebenstein 2001, p. 7.
  3. Stearn, William T. (December 1937). "Hayek's "Prodromus Florae Peninsulae Balcanicae"". Journal of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History. 1 (4): 117–119. doi:10.3366/jsbnh.1937.1.4.117. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  4. "Flora stiriaca exsiccata: IndExs ExsiccataID=2034501759". IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  5. "Centaureae exsiccatae criticae: IndExs ExsiccataID=2092069631". IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  6. International Plant Names Index. Hayek.
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