Johann Jacob Reichard

He studied medicine, philosophy and natural sciences at the University of Göttingen, receiving his doctorate in 1768.

While working as a physician in his hometown, he carried out investigations of flora native to the Frankfurt am Main area, publishing Flora Moeno-Francofurtana (2 volumes, 1772–78) as a result.

Beginning in 1773, he served as chief physician at the Senckenburg Foundation, in which capacity, he was in charge of its library, botanical gardens and chemistry laboratory.

[1] In 1780 he was founding editor of the periodical, Medizinisches Wochenblatt für Aerzte, Wundārzte und Apotheker.

[3] The plant genus Reichardia (family Asteraceae) was named in his honor by Albrecht Wilhelm Roth.