title: Johann Ludwig Christian Koelle
text: # Johann Ludwig Christian Koelle
  
  Johann Ludwig Christian Koelle (18 March 1763 – 30 July 1797) was a German physician and botanist born in Münchberg.
  
  During his career he served as a "Medicinalrath" (medical counselor) and also worked as a county physician in Bayreuth. He was a member of the Regensburgische Botanische Gesellschaft (Botanical Society of Regensburg).
  
  The plant genus Koellia (family Lamiaceae) is named in his honor.
  
  ## Publications
  
  * "Spicilegium observationum de aconito", 1787.
  * "Flora des Fürstenthumes Bayreuth", 1798.
  