About Jan Svatopluk Presl
Lived 1791 – 1849 (aged 57). Jan Svatopluk Presl was an Austrian chemist, lexicographer, zoologist, pedagogue, botanist and university teacher.
Jan Svatopluk Presl (4 September 1791 – 6 April 1849) was a Czech natural scientist.
He was the brother of botanist Carl Borivoj Presl (1794–1852). The Czech Botanical Society commemorated the two brothers by naming its principal publication Preslia (founded in 1914). He was the author of Czech scientific terminology of various branches of science, including the Czech chemical nomenclature. He was the co-author of an important Czech taxonomic work, O Přirozenosti Rostlin. The brothers co-edited the exsiccata series Vegetabilia cryptogamica Boëmiae collecta a Joanne et Carolo Presl.
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Who was Jan Svatopluk Presl?
Bohemian botanist (1791–1849)
When was Jan Svatopluk Presl born?
Jan Svatopluk Presl was born on 4 September 1791 in Prague.
When did Jan Svatopluk Presl die?
Jan Svatopluk Presl died on 6 April 1849 in Prague.
What was Jan Svatopluk Presl's occupation?
Jan Svatopluk Presl was a chemist, lexicographer, zoologist, pedagogue, botanist and university teacher.
What nationality was Jan Svatopluk Presl?
Jan Svatopluk Presl was Austrian.
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