Education
University of Vienna.
University of Vienna.
At the age of 53 he was forced into early retirement from the legal profession due to illness. As a young man, he was inspired by the botanical work of Ludwig Ritter von Köchel (1800-1877). Although he is largely known for investigations of flora native to Vienna and Lower Austria, he published works on plants found throughout the Austrian Empire.
The plant genus Neilreichia was named in his honour by Eduard Fenzl (1808–1879).
His name is also associated with the species Asperula neilreichii (Eastern Alps-Meier).
Austrian Academy of Sciences.