Henriette Kohlrausch (12 July 1781 – 7 November 1842) nèe Eichmann was a German botanist and naturalist known for transcribing Alexander von Humbolt's "Kosmos" lectures.[1][2]
In recognition of her contributions to his work Flora Berolinensis, Carl Sigismund Kunth, in 1838, named the plant genus Kohlrauschia in her honour.[3] This genus name has subsequently been synonymised with the genus Petrorhagia.[4] During her lifetime Kohlrausch was also the lady-in-waiting to the Queen of Hanover, Duchess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.[5]
Family
Henriette Kohlrausch was the daughter of Johann Wilhelm Eichmann, the Privy Councillor of Finance. She obtained an education and was particularly interested in botany. In 1815 she married Heinrich Kolrausch, the Privy Senior Medical Councillor.[5]
References
^Humboldt, Alexander von; Kohlrausch, Henriette (2019). Kassung, Christian; Thomas, Christian (eds.). Die Kosmos-Vorlesung an der Berliner Sing-Akademie. insel taschenbuch. Sing-Akademie zu Berlin (Erste Auflage, Originalausgabe ed.). Berlin: Insel Verlag. ISBN978-3-458-36419-1.
