Jens Wilken Hornemann He was a lecturer at the University of
Copenhagen Botanical Garden from 1801. After the death of Martin
Vahl in 1804, the task of publishing the Flora Danica was given
to Hornemann, who subsequently issued fasc. 22-39 (1801–1840)
with a total of 1080 plates. J.W. Hornemann was professor of
botany at the University of Copenhagen from 1808 and director of
the Botanic Garden (from 1817). In 1815, he was elected a
corresponding member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences,
and in 1816, his status was changed to that of foreign member.
Several plant genera have been named in his honour, however for
reasons of taxonomy and nomenclature all names are today
synonyms. Hornemannia Willd. (1809), once placed in
Scrophulariaceae, contained on two species, both of which are
now referred to other genera (one to the genus Mazus Lour.
(1790) and the other to Lindernia All. (1766)). This fact
prohibits the use of the names Hornemannia Vahl (1810) for the
Caribbean genus of Ericaceae (now to be called