Christoph Jacob Trew

Christoph Jacob Trew
Portrait of Christoph Jacob Trew
An engraving of Trew by J.J. Haid, shown with his holding his Plantae selectae before him
Born(1695-04-16)16 April 1695
Died18 July 1769(1769-07-18) (aged 74)
NationalityGerman
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Author abbrev. (botany)Trew

Christoph Jacob Trew (16 April 1695 in Lauf an der Pegnitz – 18 July 1769) was a German physician and botanist. He described numerous plants and published several richly illustrated works. He also brought together a rich collections of medical books of the period gathering nearly 34000 books which were donated to the University of Altdorf and later moved to the Erlangen University library.


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