Michael Rohde was a German physician and botanist.
From 1800 to 1804 he studied natural sciences and medicine at the University of Göttingen.
Following graduation, he was engaged in travels for several years in southern Germany, Austria and France.
In 1809 he started a medical practice in Bremen, where he died three years later, aged 29.
[2] The plant genus Rohdea is named in Rohde's honor.