Franz Xavier, Freiherr von Wulfen (1728 - 1805)
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Franz Xavier, Freiherr von Wulfen
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Biography
studies in the gymnasium at Kaschau, Hungary
1745 joins the jesuit order, in Vienna
1755 appointed teacher at the gymnasium in Görz
1756 appointed teacher at the Ritterakademie (Knights' school) in Vienna, teaching classical languages, mathematics, and philosophy.
1763 consecrated as a priest
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Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca
from
Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck
(1816 - 1817)
Das System der Pilze und Schwämme
1769 appointed professor for mathematics and philosophy in Klagenfurt
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Heinrich Dörfelt
& Heike Heklau (1998)
Die Geschichte der Mykologie
(Die Geschichte der Mykologie)
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Selected Publications
Franz Xavier, Freiherr von Wulfen (1781)
"Plantae rariorum Carinthicae"
(Rare plants of Carinthia) in
Miscellanea Austriaca ad botanica, chemiam et historiam naturalem
(An Austrian miscellany on botany, chemistry, and natural history) 2 pp. 25 - 138
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Cortinarius sanguineus
(
Wulfen
:
Fries
)
S. F. Gray
Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca
(
Wulfen
:
Fries
)
R. Maire
Sparassis crispa
Wulfen
:
Fries
Trametes hirsuta (
Wulfen
:
Fries
)
Pilát
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1769 appointed professor for mathematics and philosophy in Klagenfurt
