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Johann Wilhelm Weinmann

Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1683–1741) was a German apothecary, botanist and publisher best known for Phytanthoza Iconographia, one of the most ambitious botanical works of the 18th century. Based in Regensburg, Weinmann combined his pharmaceutical career with a deep interest in botany, establishing a botanical garden and documenting a vast range of plants. Published from the 1730s, Phytanthoza Iconographia became celebrated for its richly coloured plates and helped establish Weinmann’s lasting reputation in European botanical publishing.
Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1683–1741) was a German apothecary, botanist and publisher best known for Phytanthoza Iconographia, one of the most ambitious botanical works of the 18th century. Based in Regensburg, Weinmann combined his pharmaceutical career with a deep interest in botany, establishing a botanical garden and documenting a vast range of plants. Published from the 1730s, Phytanthoza Iconographia became celebrated for its richly coloured plates and helped establish Weinmann’s lasting reputation in European botanical publishing.
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