Endlicher

Endlicher, STEPHEN LADISLAS, a systematic botanist, was born in Hungary, June 24, 1804. He was destined for the priesthood, but in 1827 commenced botanical and linguistic studies, and in 1840 he became professor of Botany in Vienna. Much disturbed by the events of 1848, he fell into melancholy, and in 1849 put an end to his own life. His Genera Plantarum (1836-40) has had great influence on succeeding botanists.