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László Menyhárth

1849 – 1897

Hungarian missionary and botanist

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Lived 1849 – 1897 (aged 48). László Menyhárth was a Hungarian missionary, botanist, catholic priest, africanist, botanical collector and scientific collector.

László Menyhárth (30 May 1849 – 16 November 1897 in Boroma, South Africa) was a Hungarian missionary and botanical collector.

He studied theology and philosophy in Innsbruck, later serving as a gymnasium teacher in Kalocsa. Here he conducted investigations of the local flora. From around 1890, he worked as a missionary in southern Africa, from where he also performed meteorological observations and collected botanical specimens. Plants collected in Africa were sent to Swiss botanist Hans Schinz for further examination.

Published works Kolocsa vidékének növénytenyészete, 1877 – Botany of the Kolocsa environs. Meteorologische Beobachtungen, angestellt zu Boroma in Süd-Afrika im Jahre 1891 und 1892 (with Julius Fényi), 1896 – Meteorological observations, from Boroma, South Africa 1891/1892. Meteorologische Beobachtungen zu Boroma und Zumbo in Südafrika in den Jahren 1893–1897 (with Julius Fényi), 1905 – Meteorological observations, from Boroma and Zumbo, South Africa 1893–97. Plantae Menyharthianae : ein Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Flora des unteren Sambesi (with Hans Schinz), 1905 – "Plantae Menyhartianae", a contribution to the knowledge of flora of the lower Zambezi area.

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Laszlo Menyharth, László Menyhárt, L. Menyhárth, L. Menyharth

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Who was László Menyhárth?

Hungarian missionary and botanist (1849–1897)

When was László Menyhárth born?

László Menyhárth was born on 30 May 1849 in Szarvas.

When did László Menyhárth die?

László Menyhárth died on 16 November 1897 in Portuguese Mozambique.

What was László Menyhárth's occupation?

László Menyhárth was a missionary, botanist, catholic priest, africanist, botanical collector and scientific collector.

What nationality was László Menyhárth?

László Menyhárth was Hungarian.

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· Wikipedia: László Menyhárth

· Wikidata: Q16059798

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