Johann Hedwig ( 1730 - 1799 )

Birth: Kronstadt (Brasov), Romania (08 December 1730) Death: Leipzig, Germany (07 February 1799) Profession: Physician Research Field: Botany Education: Pressburg (1747); Littau (1749); MD (Leipzig) Career: Practised in Chemnitz; Doctor in a military hospital, Leipzig (1784); Extra-ordinary Professor of Medicine, University of Leipzig (1784); Professor of Botany, Leipzig (1789); founder of the scientific knowledge of mosses Membership: Fellow Election Date: 3/04/1788.