Jan Svatopluk Presl
| Jan Svatopluk Presl | |
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| Born |
4 September 1791 Prague, Bohemia, Habsburg Monarchy |
| Died |
6 April 1849 (aged 57) Prague, Bohemia, Austrian Empire |
| Fields | Botany, Chemistry |
| Alma mater | Charles University |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | J.Presl |
Jan Svatopluk Presl (4 September 1791 – 6 April 1849) was a Bohemian natural scientist.
He was the brother of botanist Karel Bořivoj Presl (1794–1852). The Czech Botanical Society commemorated the two brothers by naming its principal publication Preslia (founded in 1914). He is the author of Czech scientific terminology of various branches of science, including the Czech chemical nomenclature.
Major Publication
- O přirozenosti rostlin aneb rostlinář, obsahugjcj popsánj a wyobrazenj rostlin podlé řádů přirozených zpořádané ... / wydán Bedřichem Wšejmjrem hrabětem z Berchtoldu a Janem Swatoplukem Preslem. Jos. Kaus,Prague 1823.
References
External links
- Biography (Czech)
See also: Presl
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