Wilhelm Friedrich von Gleichen
Wilhelm Friedrich von Gleichen-Rußwurm, Stablemaster of the Margrave of Bayreuth, was a German biologist. In 1778 he developed a process of staining micro-organisms with indigo and carmine.
The fern genus Gleichenia was named in his honour.
Publications
- A description of Drosophila melanogaster edited in 1764 by Johann Christoph Keller who also engraved the accompanying copper-plate.
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