Joachim Burser
Joachim Burser (1583 - 28 August 1639) was a German-Danish botanist, physician and pharmacist. He was professor of medicine and physics at Soro Academy from 1625 and owned Sorø Pharmacy from its reopening in 1639.
Biography
[edit]Burser was born in Camentz, Lausitz. He studied medicine and botany at several universities, including Basel where he studied under Caspar Bauhin. He then practiced as a physician in Annaberg, Saxony.[1]
He moved to Denmark in 1625 when he was offered a position as professor in medicine and botany at the new Sorø Academy. In January 1639 he was also awarded a royal license to open a pharmacy in Sorø.[1]
Legacy
[edit]Burser is mainly remembered for his contributions as a botanist. He left a herbarium in 25 volumes. Corfitz Ulfeldt brought it with him to Sweden where it is now kept in Uppsala University's Museum of Botany.[1]
Burser's Pharmacy Garden has been recreated at Sorø Museum. It opened to visitors on 3 June 2006.[2]
Austrian botanist Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin named the genus Bursera after Burser.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Joachim Burser" (in Danish). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Om Joachim Burser". apotekerhaven.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 19 August 2019.
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