Franz Wernekinck (19 February 1764 in Burg Vischering, now part of Lüdinghausen – 6 February 1839 in Münster) was a German medical doctor and botanist. He was the father of anatomist Friedrich Christian Gregor Wernekinck (1798–1835).ADB:Wernekink, Friedrich Christian Gregor at Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
From 1788 he worked as a physician in Münster. From 1797 to 1822 he was a professor of natural history at the University of Münster, where he also served as director of its botanical garden. In 1802 he attained the title of Medicinalrath.Die alte Universität Münster, 1773-1818: ein geschichtlicher Überblick by Anton PieperHistory of the Botanical Garden Münster Botanical Garden of the WWU
Associated written works Icones plantarum sponte nascentium in episcopatu Monasteriensi, 1798.Icones Plantarum Sponte Nascentium In Episcopatu Monasteriensi Digitale Sammlungen Franz Wernekinck, Arzt und Botaniker (1764 - 1839) und seine Pflanzenbilder aus dem Münsterland; by Kaja, Hans: Verlag: Münster: Aschendorff, 1995, (biography of Franz Wernekinck).Franz Wernekinck, Arzt und Botaniker, etc. ZVAB.com
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