Philipp Johann Ferdinand Schur (February 18, 1799 – May 27, 1878) was a German-Austrian pharmacist and botanist born in Königsberg.
He obtained his education in Königsberg and Berlin, later serving as a director of a chemical factory in Liesing (Vienna). Following a stint as a school teacher in Kronstadt (1853–54), he worked as a private scientist in Vienna (1854–70), Brunn and Bielitz.BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
Schur was author of the highly regarded Enumeratio plantarum Transsilvaniae, a work that was a result of nine years of botanical research in Transylvania. Another noted work on Transylvanian flora of his was Sertum florae Transsilvaniae (1853).OCLC WorldCat Search published works
Taxa with the specific epithet of schurii commemorate his name.Bribie Island Orchid Society botanical eponyms
References Search the Index Collectorum (biographical information)
External links IPNI List of taxa described & co-described by Schur.