Fulgenzio Vitman (1728–1806) was an Italian clergyman and botanist.[1] From 1763 to 1774 he taught botany at the University of Pavia, where in 1773 he founded the University Botanical Garden.[2] In 1774, he developed the Brera Botanical Garden in Milan out of a former Jesuit garden, under the direction of Maria Theresa of Austria.[3]

Publications

The standard author abbreviation Vitman is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses".
  2. ^ University of Pavia. "Storia dell'Orto Botanico di Pavia". ortobotanico.unipv.eu. University of Pavia. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Botanical Garden". Archived from the original on 2011-12-13. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
  4. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Vitman.
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