About Josef Šusta
Lived 1835 – 1914 (aged 78). Josef Šusta was a farmer, agronomist, pond maker and executive.
Josef Šusta (26 November 1835 – 15 November 1914) was a Czech aquaculturist and is considered to be among the modern "fathers" of the practice. He is notable for having written the 1884 book "On Nutrition of the Carp and its Fishpond Associates", as well as, alongside Antonín Frič and Josef Kafka, revitalizing the aquaculture industry in the Třeboň Basin by increasing pond productivity.
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Výživa kapra a jeho družiny rybničné, 1884 Fünf Jahrhunderte der Teichwirtschaft zu Wittingau (Pět století rybničního hospodářství v Třeboni), 1889 Hospodářsko-rybářská těžba v rybnících (1868)
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Who was Josef Šusta?
Czech fish farmer (1835–1914)
When was Josef Šusta born?
Josef Šusta was born on 26 November 1835 in Jankov.
When did Josef Šusta die?
Josef Šusta died on 15 October 1914 in Prague, Smíchov.
What was Josef Šusta's occupation?
Josef Šusta was a farmer, agronomist, pond maker and executive.
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