Johann Christoph Wendland
Johann Christoph Wendland (July 17, 1755 – July 27, 1828) was a German botanist and gardener born in Petit-Landau, Alsace.
As a young man he received an education in horticulture at the nursery of Karlsruhe Palace.
In 1817 Wendland was appointed inspector at Herrenhausen Gardens.
[1] He specialized in the culture of vineyards and peach trees.
As a taxonomist, he circumscribed numerous plant genera and species.
Erica cubica L. from 'Ericarum Icones et descriptiones' (1802)