Anton Ortmann
Anton Ortmann was a Bohemian-Austrian pharmacist and botanist, known for his investigations of flora native to Bohemia, notably in the environs of Karlsbad and Elbogen.
During his career, he worked as a pharmacist in Karlsbad and later Elbogen. From 1857 to 1861 he served as mayor of Elbogen.
Historically, numerous new genera were named to honor him; Ortmannia Opiz, 1834; Ortmannia Rathbun, 1901; Ortmannia de Loriol, 1906; Ortmannia Schrammen, 1924; Ortmannia Chiesa, Parma & Camacho, 1995; Ortmanniana Frierson, 1927; Ortmannicus Fowler, 1911; Ortmannispongia Schrammen, 1936; however, only the last three are still valid names as of 2024.