'Ernst Rudolf von Trautvetter' (
1809-
1889) was a
Russian
botanist, specialising in the
flora of the
Caucasus and central
Asia.
He is honoured in the name of the
maple ''Acer trautvetteri'' (Trautvetter's Maple), native to the Caucasus.
The standard
botanical author abbreviation 'Trautv.' is applied to plants he described.