biology

Samuel Genersich

Samuel Genersich is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Samuel Genersich rather than just read about it. In short: Samuel Genersich (February 15, 1768 – September 2, 1844) was a Carpathian German medical doctor and botanist from Kežmarok. He was the son of Christian Genersich, a merchant in Kežmarok, and his wife Anna Susanna née Royko.

Key takeaways

Samuel Genersich belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Samuel Genersich to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Samuel Genersich from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Samuel Genersich (February 15, 1768 – September 2, 1844) was a Carpathian German medical doctor and botanist from Kežmarok. He was the son of Christian Genersich, a merchant in Kežmarok, and his wife Anna Susanna née Royko. He was the younger brother of Johann Genersich, professor at the lyceum in Kežmarok and of Christian Genersich, a Lutheran pastor there. Genersich studied in Kežmarok and graduated in medicine in Vienna. He practiced medicine for six years in Kežmarok, and was subsequently appointed municipal physician in Levoča. In this capacity he published the Belehrung in 1839. In botany he published his Elenchus in 1798 and the Catalogus in 1801. A manuscript for a Flora Scepusiaca remains unpublished. He collaborated with Göran Wahlenberg on his work about the plant taxonomy and geography of the High Tatras. Genersich was also in intensive contact with Pál Kitaibel. Kitaibel's herbarium at the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest contains many plants collected by Genersich. He was married to Johanna Fabritzy and had six children. Genersich was an honorary member of the Botanical Society of Regensburg. Genersich died in Levoča in 1844. The genus Genersichia (Cyperaceae) was named for him by János Heuffel, as was Dianthus genersichii Gyorffy (Caryophyllaceae).

Publications Samuelis Genersich Hungari Késmarkiensis Medicinae Doctoris et Civitatis L. R. Leutschoviensis Physici ordinarii Florae Scepusiensis Elenchus seu Enumeratio plantarum in Comitatu Hungariae Scepusiensi, eumque percurrentibus montibus Carpathicis sponte crescentium. Sumptibus Auctoris. Leutschoviae typis Michaelis Podhorânszki, de eadem 1798. Samuelis Genersich Catalogus Plantarum rariorum Scepusii A. 1801 in autumno in usum amicorum conscriptus, a Samuele Genersich Medicinae Doctore, et Civitatis L. R. Leutschoviensis Physico Ord. Belehrung für das Publicum der kön. Freistadt Leutschau in Hinsicht der sich geäusserten Rindviehseuche. Leutschau i839

References

Aurel W. Scherfel Der älteste botanische Schriftsteller Zipsens und sein Herbar Baráthová, N. & al. Osobnosti Kežmarku 1206 – 2009. Jadro 2009

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Samuel Genersich

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Samuel Genersich claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Samuel Genersich before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Samuel Genersich ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Samuel Genersich

In research: Samuel Genersich appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Samuel Genersich in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Samuel Genersich is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1768 births, 1844 deaths, Botanists from the Austrian Empire, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Samuel Genersich outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Samuel Genersich in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Samuel Genersich means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Samuel Genersich matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Samuel Genersich?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Samuel Genersich.