ANALIZA ŞI DEZVOLTAREA COLECŢIEI DE PLANŞE BOTANICE APARŢINÂND ACADEMICIANULUI FLORIAN PORCIUS
ANALYSIS AND DEVELOPMENT OF BOTANICAL PLATES COLLECTION BELONGING TO FLORIAN PORCIUS

Summary/Abstract: Florian Porcius, an academic, was born into a family of Nasaud bourder guards. He spent the most of his professional and personal life in the Năsăud County, a location that drew him in and to which he devoted himself wholeheartedly. Among his many trades and occupations (judge, teacher, administrative position) that of botanist stands out. Florian Porcius did not have a formal botany education, yet he was a brilliant self-taught botanist. Beginning in 1849, he will devote himself to this profession, eventually collecting and processing over 20,000 plant specimens. He will make frequent scientific expeditions in the Rodna Mountains, collecting and processing a wide variety of flora. The academician Florian Porcius’ plates are now part of the „Muzeul Grăniceresc Năsăudean” collection. Over 300 plates have been identified and inventoried so far. The procedure will be repeated until the entire collection has been documented. Our goal is to showcase the collection’s historical significance as well as its exhibition quality in a thematic display curated by the author.

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