David Pacher (5 September 1816,

Obervellach Obervellach is a market town in the district of Spittal an der Drau District, Spittal an der Drau, in the Austrian state of Carinthia. Geography The town is situated in the valley of the Möll river, on the southern slope of the High Tauern moun ...

– 29 May 1902, Obervellach) was an Austrian priest and

botanist Botany, also called plant science, is the branch of natural science and biology studying plants, especially Plant anatomy, their anatomy, Plant taxonomy, taxonomy, and Plant ecology, ecology. A botanist or plant scientist is a scientist who s ...

. He studied

theology Theology is the study of religious belief from a Religion, religious perspective, with a focus on the nature of divinity. It is taught as an Discipline (academia), academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itse ...

at the seminary in Klagenfurt, receiving his ordination in July 1840. Afterwards, he served as a clergyman in several locations throughout

Carinthia Carinthia ( ; ; ) is the southernmost and least densely populated States of Austria, Austrian state, in the Eastern Alps, and is noted for its mountains and lakes. The Lake Wolayer is a mountain lake on the Carinthian side of the Carnic Main ...

. Beginning in 1862, he became a pastor in the village of Tiffen, and in 1872 was appointed ''dechant'' (dean) and first episcopal consistory in Obervellach.Biodiversity Heritage Library
Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications With

Markus von Jabornegg Markus von Jabornegg zu Gamsenegg und Moderndorf (17 March 1837, Klagenfurt – 6 May 1910, Klagenfurt) was an Austrian government official and botanist. Following graduation from the Theresian Military Academy, he was sent as a ''Regimentskad ...

(1837-1910), he was the author of ''Flora von Kärnten'', a work on Carinthian flora issued in three parts (1881-1894). Plants with the specific epithet of ''pacheri'' are named in his honor.JSTOR Global Plants
Type? of Androsace pacheri Leyb. (family PRIMULACEAE)

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List of plants described and co-described by David Pacher. 1816 births 1902 deaths People from Spittal an der Drau District 19th-century Austrian Roman Catholic priests 19th-century Austrian botanists {{botanist-stub