Conrad Moench

Conrad Moench (sometimes written Konrad Mönch; 15 August 1744 – 6 January 1805) was a German botanist, professor of botany at Marburg University from 1786 until his death.

He wrote Methodus Plantas horti botanici et agri Marburgensis; in 1794, an arranged account of plants in the fields and gardens of Marburg. Largely in this work, and in a supplement published in 1802, Moench published over 1,500 original scientific names of plants, including about 150 genera. The genera include Bergenia, Echinacea, Galactites, Kniphofia, Olearia, and Sorghum.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The botanical genus Moenchia (family Caryophyllaceae) is named in his honor.<ref>Google Books Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings: A Glossary by F. A. Sharr</ref>

The standard botanical author abbreviation Moench is applied to plants he described.

Principal writings

• Enumeratio plantarum indigenarum Hassiae praesertim inferioris, secundum methodum sexualem dispositarum, 1777.
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• Systematische Lehre von denen gebräuchlichsten Einfachen und zusammengesezten Arzney-Mitteln : zum Gebrauch Akademischer Vorlesungen, 1795 – Systematic teaching of simple and compound medicines; academic lectures.
• Einleitung zur Pflanzen-Kunde, 1798 – Introduction to botany.<ref>WorldCat Identities (publications by Moench)</ref>

Sources

• Johnson M. The Genus Clematis pp 89-90, 2001.
• Monroe WR. Analysis of the rhizome of Aralia californica. American Journal of Pharmacy volume 70 number 10, October 1898.

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