Johann HorkelJohann Horkel was a German physician and botanist.Professional careerFrom 1787 he studied medicine at the University of Halle, where in 1802 he was named an associate professor. From 1804 to 1810 he served as a full professor of medicine at Halle, afterwards relocating to Berlin, where he spent the rest of his career as a professor of plant physiology. In 1800/01 he was editor of the journal Archiv für die thierische Chemie, and for a period of time, was an editor of the Deutsches Archiv für die Physiologie.LegacyHe was an uncle and a significant influence on the career of botanist Matthias Jakob Schleiden. The botanical genera Horkelia and Horkeliella commemorate his name, as does the fish species Rhinobatos horkelii.