Theodor Dorsten

Theodor Dorsten (Latin:Theodoricus Dorstenius) (Dorsten, 1492-Kassel, 18 May 1552) was a German botanist and physician.^[1] The genus Dorstenia was named in his honor,^[2] a name later used by used by Carl Linnaeus^[3] and others.

Botanicon of Theodor Dorsten.

Life

He studied in University of Erfurt and later became a professor at University of Marburg. He wrote Botanicon in 1540.^[4] Dorsten did not use his family name Gluntius in his publications.