Count Friedrich Carl Eugen Vsemir von Berchtold, baron von Ungarschitz ( cz, Bedřich Karel Eugen Všemír Berchtold hrabě z Uherčic; 25 October 1781 – 3 April 1876), was a German-speaking Bohemian

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and botanist from Austrian descent.

Biography

Berchtold was born in

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(german: Platz an der Naser) (now District

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), in the Austrian Empire. He graduated from medical school in 1804, after which he practiced

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and devoted much of his time to

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and natural history. He eventually abandoned regular medical practice and travelled throughout Europe, the

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and

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. He co-authored several research papers with brother botanists

Carl Borivoj Presl Carl Borivoj Presl ( cs, Karel Bořivoj Presl; 17 February 1794 – 2 October 1852) was a Czech botanist. Biography Presl lived his entire life in Prague, and was a professor of botany at the University of Prague (1833–52).

and

Jan Svatopluk Presl 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 publicati ...

, including an important taxonomic work, ''

O Přirozenosti Rostlin ''O Přirozenosti Rostlin'' (''On the Nature of Plants'') is a Czech botanical text written by Friedrich von Berchtold and Jan Svatopluk Presl Jan Svatopluk Presl (4 September 1791 – 6 April 1849) was a Czech natural scientist. He was the ...

''. An avid worker for Czech national revival, Berchtold was involved in the establishment of the

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. He died in 1876 in Buchlau (now Buchlovice),

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(now part of the

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). The genus ''

Berchtoldia ''Chaetium'' is a genus of Neotropical plants in the grass family. ; Species * ''Chaetium bromoides'' (J.Presl) Benth. - Mexico, Central America * ''Chaetium cubanum'' (C.Wright) Hitchc. - Cuba * ''Chaetium festucoides'' Nees - Colombia ( B ...

'' C.Presl (syn. ''

Chaetium ''Chaetium'' is a genus of Neotropical plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Chaetium bromoides'' (J.Presl) Benth. - Mexico, Central America * '' Chaetium cubanum'' (C.Wright) Hitchc. - Cuba * '' Chaetium festucoides'' Nees - Colombia ...

'' Nees) was named in his honor. Tučapy - pamětní deska Berghtold

Selected publications

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Notes

Hrabě is the Czech equivalent, the female form is hraběnka.

References

External links

Partial list of papers by Berchtold
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Berchtold biography
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