Georg Heinrich Mettenius

Georg Heinrich Mettenius (24 November 1823 – 18 August 1866) was a German botanist born in Frankfurt am Main.

After graduation, he studied marine algae in Helgoland and Fiume.

In 1848, he returned to Heidelberg as a privat-docent, and was later appointed an associate professor of botany at Freiburg.

In 1852 he became a full professor at the University of Leipzig as well as director of its botanical garden.

The plant genus Metteniusa (family Metteniusaceae) is named in his honor.