Johan Peter Falk

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Johan Peter Falk (26 November 1732 – 31 March 1774) was a Swedish botanist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus. His first name is sometimes spelled "Johann"; his middle name is sometimes spelled "Pehr"; and his surname is sometimes spelled "Falck".^[1] The standard author abbreviation Falk is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.^[2] The genus Falkia is named for him.