Jan Svatopluk Presl (4 September 1791 – 6 April 1849) was a
Czech natural scientist.
He was the brother of botanist
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). (1794–1852). The Czech Botanical Society commemorated the two brothers by naming its principal publication ''Preslia'' (founded in 1914). He is 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
''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.
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Selected publications
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See also
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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). (C.Presl, 1794–1852) — Czech botanist, and younger brother of Jan Presl.
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:Taxa named by Jan Svatopluk Presl
References
External links
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Quido.cz: "Biography of Jan Svatopluk Presl"
1791 births
1849 deaths
Scientists from Prague
People from the Kingdom of Bohemia
Old Czech Party politicians
Members of the Imperial Diet (Austria)
Czech chemists
Czech botanists
Terminologists
19th-century Austrian botanists
19th-century Austrian chemists
Charles University alumni
19th-century Czech people
19th-century lexicographers
Burials at Vyšehrad Cemetery
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