Jiří (Juraj) Paclt (15 January 1925 – 18 September 2015) was a
Czechoslovakia
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n
botanist
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and
entomologist
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. Although born and raised in the Czech part of Czechoslovakia, he spent the majority of his work life in the Slovak part that later became
Slovakia
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. His scientific work is characterised by a wide scope of interests and activities, ranging from
botany
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over
mineralogy
Mineralogy is a subject of geology specializing in the scientific study of the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical mineralogy, optical) properties of minerals and mineralized artifact (archaeology), artifacts. Specific s ...
to
entomology
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.
Personal life and education
Jiří Paclt was born in
Prague
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to Marie (''né'' Šrámková; 1883 – 1953), a housewife, and Ing. Emil Paclt (1880 – 1953), a mechanical engineer working in the Chief Technical Council at
ČSD
Czechoslovak State Railways (''Československé státní dráhy'' in Czech language, Czech or ''Československé štátne dráhy'' in Slovak language, Slovak, often abbreviated to ČSD) was the state-owned railway company of Czechoslovakia.
T ...
. He grew up in Prague, where he went to elementary school from 1931 to 1936, followed by high school from 1936 to 1944. After graduation, he was assigned as a laborer to the company Autoavia as part of the
Protectorate
A protectorate, in the context of international relations, is a State (polity), state that is under protection by another state for defence against aggression and other violations of law. It is a dependent territory that enjoys autonomy over ...
"
Totaleinsatz" (total deployment). After the end of
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
, he enrolled at the Faculty of Natural Sciences at
Charles University
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in Prague. He completed his studies in October 1948 with rigorous examinations in
botany
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and
zoology
Zoology ( , ) is the scientific study of animals. Its studies include the anatomy, structure, embryology, Biological classification, classification, Ethology, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinction, extinct, and ...
and defended his
diploma thesis
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entitled "Monografie rodu ''Catalpa''" (''"Monograph of the genus Catalpa"''), graduating on 3 June 1949 and receiving the title of
RNDr. He published his diploma
thesis
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from 1950 to 1954 in seven parts in English as "Synopsis of the genus ''Catalpa'' (Bignoniaceae)". As an employee of the Institute of Experimental Phytopathology and Entomology at the Center of Biological and Ecological Sciences of the
Slovak Academy of Sciences
The Slovak Academy of Sciences (, or SAV) is the main scientific and research institution in Slovakia fostering basic and strategic basic research. It was founded in 1942, closed after World War II, and then reestablished in 1953.
Its primary ...
in
Ivanka pri Dunaji
Ivanka pri Dunaji () is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Senec District in the Bratislava Region.
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1209.
In the centre of the village is a large rococo style house ...
, he conducted his doctoral studies as an
external student. On 5 June 1972 he received the scientific title of
Candidate of Biological Sciences based on his thesis "Defense reactions and premature pathogenic extinction of woody plants".
[
Jiří Paclt was married to his wife Vera, ''né'' Vaněčková (*1920, Prague – †2006, ]Bratislava
Bratislava (German: ''Pressburg'', Hungarian: ''Pozsony'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Slovakia, Slovak Republic and the fourth largest of all List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. ...
), with whom he had three children: the daughters Helena (a high school teacher) and Eva (an economist), and the son Roman (an engineer and programmer). After many years of various health problems, Paclt died on 18 September 2015 at the age of 90.[
]
Scientific work
From 1949 to 1954, Paclt worked as a researcher at the Forest Research Institute in Bratislava. In the following years until 1962, he was a researcher at the Institute of Biology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences
The Slovak Academy of Sciences (, or SAV) is the main scientific and research institution in Slovakia fostering basic and strategic basic research. It was founded in 1942, closed after World War II, and then reestablished in 1953.
Its primary ...
in Bratislava, where he first worked in the Faunistic Laboratory, and later in the Zoology Department. He spent almost 30 years of his work life, from 1962 to 1990, at the Institute of Experimental Phytopathology and Entomology in Ivanka pri Dunaji, from where he eventually retired.[
Both his diploma and doctoral thesis focused on botanical topics, and Paclt continued with research in botany throughout his work life. His main focuses were ]phytopathology
Plant pathology or phytopathology is the scientific study of plant diseases caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors). Plant pathology involves the study of pathogen identification, disease ...
, cecidogenesis (the forming of gall
Galls (from the Latin , 'oak-apple') or ''cecidia'' (from the Greek , anything gushing out) are a kind of swelling growth on the external tissues of plants. Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues, similar to benign tumors or war ...
s), non-pathogenic cancer growth, non-pathogenic nodule growth, facultative and obligatory nodosities (root deformations), mycotic
Fungal infection, also known as mycosis, is a disease caused by fungi. Different types are traditionally divided according to the part of the body affected: superficial, subcutaneous, and systemic. Superficial fungal infections include common ...
causes of wilting
Wilting is the loss of rigidity of non-woody parts of plants. This occurs when the turgor pressure in non- lignified plant cells falls towards zero, as a result of diminished water in the cells. Wilting also serves to reduce water loss, as it ...
of some fruit tree species, and the problem of early death of apricot
An apricot (, ) is a fruit, or the tree that bears the fruit, of several species in the genus ''Prunus''.
Usually an apricot is from the species '' P. armeniaca'', but the fruits of the other species in ''Prunus'' sect. ''Armeniaca'' are also ...
trees. He was a knowledgeable expert in the research field of flaws of timber, especially the red heartwood
Wood is a structural tissue/material found as xylem in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic materiala natural composite of cellulosic fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin t ...
core of beech
Beech (genus ''Fagus'') is a genus of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to subtropical (accessory forest element) and temperate (as dominant element of Mesophyte, mesophytic forests) Eurasia and North America. There are 14 accepted ...
es and the variegation of beech wood.[
Throughout his life, Paclt worked on various groups of hexapods. His main groups of interest were ]springtail
Springtails (class Collembola) form the largest of the three lineages of modern Hexapoda, hexapods that are no longer considered insects. Although the three lineages are sometimes grouped together in a class called Entognatha because they have in ...
s, protura
The Protura, or proturans, and sometimes nicknamed coneheads, are very small (0.6–1.5mm long), soil-dwelling animals, so inconspicuous they were not noticed until the 20th century. The Protura constitute an order of hexapods that were previou ...
ns, diplura
The order Diplura ("two-pronged bristletails") is one of three orders of non-insect hexapods within the class Entognatha (alongside Collembola (springtails) and Protura). The name "diplura", or "two tails", refers to the characteristic pair o ...
ns, jumping bristletails, silverfish
The silverfish (''Lepisma saccharinum'') is a species of small, primitive, wingless insect in the order Zygentoma (formerly Thysanura). Its common name derives from the insect's silvery light grey colour, combined with the fish-like appearanc ...
, butterflies and moths, beetle
Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
s and mayflies
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, of which he studied the morphology
Morphology, from the Greek and meaning "study of shape", may refer to:
Disciplines
*Morphology (archaeology), study of the shapes or forms of artifacts
*Morphology (astronomy), study of the shape of astronomical objects such as nebulae, galaxies, ...
, taxonomy
image:Hierarchical clustering diagram.png, 280px, Generalized scheme of taxonomy
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, systematics
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, ecology
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and zoogeography
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As a multifaceted field of study, zoogeography incorporates methods of molecular biology, genetics, mo ...
.[
Among his accomplishments in mineralogy are the record of ]fichtelite
Fichtelite is a rare white mineral found in fossilized wood from Bavaria. It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system. It is a cyclic hydrocarbon: (dimethyl)(isopropyl)perhydrophenanthrene, C19H34. It is very soft with a Mohs hardness of 1, ...
from Slovakia
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and of subfossil
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liptobiolite from Israel
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.[
]
Described taxa
He described 34 new species
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and subspecies
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, 49 genera
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, three subfamilies
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and two families
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, and he introduced 12 nomina nova:[
]
Acari
Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods) of two large orders, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari. However, most recent genetic analyses do not recover the two as ea ...
– mites and ticks
* ''Belba
''Belba'' is a genus of mites belonging to family Damaeidae. The genus was established by Carl von Heyden in 1826. ''Notaspis corynopus'' (Jean-Frédéric Hermann, Hermann, 1804) was the type species. Species that are part of the genus can be fou ...
bartosi'' Paclt & Winkler, 1961
Diplura
The order Diplura ("two-pronged bristletails") is one of three orders of non-insect hexapods within the class Entognatha (alongside Collembola (springtails) and Protura). The name "diplura", or "two tails", refers to the characteristic pair o ...
* '' Campodea vihorlatensis'' Paclt, 1961
* '' Deutojapyx'' Paclt, 1957
* ''Didymocampa'' Paclt, 1957
* ''Evalljapyx
''Evalljapyx'' is a genus of diplurans in the family Japygidae.Sandra, Alberto, edJapygidae Species Listing Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University, 2006. Retrieved on July 28, 2010.
Species
* ''Evalljapyx adonis'' Smith, 1960
* ''Evalljapyx agua ...
leleuoporum'' Paclt, 1976
* ''Japyx
''Japyx'' is a genus of diplurans belonging to the family Japygidae. These eyeless, predatory hexapods largely shun direct sunlight, remaining under stones and among detritus
In biology, detritus ( or ) is organic matter made up of the decom ...
ascanius'' Paclt, 1965
* ''Japyx izmir'' Paclt, 1957
* ''Japyx kosswigi'' Paclt, 1965
* ''Japyx turcicus'' Paclt, 1965
* ''Acrocampa'' Paclt, 1957
* ''Adinocampa'' Paclt, 1957
* ''Camachancampa'' Paclt, 1957
* ''Catacampa'' Paclt, 1957
* ''Chaocampa'' Paclt, 1957
* ''Cocytocampa'' Paclt, 1957, nomen novum for ''Microcampa'' Silvestri, 1934
* ''Dyseocampa'' Paclt, 1957
* ''Holocampa'' Paclt, 1957
* ''Idiocampa'' Paclt, 1957
* '' Metajapyx strouhalae'' Paclt, 1957
* ''Mimocampa'' Paclt, 1957
* ''Mixocampa'' Paclt, 1957
* '' Monojapyx'' Paclt, 1957
* '' Notojapyx'' Paclt, 1957
* '' Notojapyx tillyardi pagesi'' Paclt, 1957, nomen novum for ''Japyx tillyardi relata'' Womersley, 1939
* ''Ombrocampa'' Paclt, 1957
* ''Pleocampa'' Paclt, 1957
* ''Tricampodella'' Paclt, 1957
* ''Tychocampa'' Paclt, 1957
* '' Ultrajapyx'' Paclt, 1957
* Plusiocampinae Paclt, 1957
* Syncampinae Paclt, 1957
Archaeognatha
The Archaeognatha are an order of apterygotes, known by various common names such as jumping bristletails. Among extant insect taxa they are some of the most evolutionarily primitive; they appeared in the Middle Devonian period at about the sa ...
– jumping bristletails
* '' Haslundichilis beckeri'' Paclt, 1960
* ''Hybographitarsus zebu'' Paclt, 1969
* ''Hypermeinertellus'' Paclt, 1969
* ''Mixomachilis'' Paclt, 1972, now a synonym of '' Mesomachilis''
* ''Mixomachilis remingtoni'' Paclt, 1972, now a synonym of ''Mesomachilis nearcticus''
* ''Neomachilellus nevermanni'' Paclt, 1969
* '' Petridiobius'' Paclt, 1970
* '' Petridiobius arcticus'' Paclt, 1970
* '' Petrobius canadensis'' Paclt, 1969
* '' Pseudomachilanus'' Paclt, 1969
* ''Pseudomachilanus sechellarum'' Paclt, 1969
* ''Machilontus sutteri borneensis'' Paclt, 1969
* Petrobiinae Paclt, 1970
Collembola
Springtails (class Collembola) form the largest of the three lineages of modern hexapods that are no longer considered insects. Although the three lineages are sometimes grouped together in a class called Entognatha because they have internal m ...
– springtails
* ''Aposinella'' Paclt, 1971
* ''Choreutinula'' Paclt, 1944, nomen novum for ''Beckerella'' Axelson, 1912
* ''Cyphoderus trinervoides'' Paclt, 1965
* ''Diamantinum'' Paclt, 1959
* ''Folsomia anglicana'' Paclt, 1952
* ''Folsomia sexoculata'' Paclt, 1952
* ''Handschinphysa'' Paclt, 1945, nomen novum for ''Microphysa'' Handschin, 1925
* ''Neohypogastrura'' Paclt, 1944
* ''Odontella arvensis'' Paclt, 1961
* ''Pogonognathellus'' Paclt, 1944, nomen novum for ''Pogonognathus'' Boerner, 1908
* ''Prorastriopes canariensis'' Paclt, 1964, current generic combination ''Fasciosminthurus canariensis''
* ''Prorastriopes strasseni'' Paclt, 1964, current generic combination ''Fasciosminthurus strasseni''
* ''Prorastriopes webbi'' Paclt, 1964
* ''Rastriopes schultzei'' Paclt, 1959
* ''Tomocerus terrestralis'' Paclt, 1957
Zygentoma
Zygentoma are an order in the class Insecta, and consist of about 550 known species. The Zygentoma include the so-called silverfish or fishmoths, and the firebrats. A conspicuous feature of the order are the three long caudal filaments. The t ...
– silverfish
* ''Acanthinonychia'' Paclt, 1963
* ''Apteryskenoma'' Paclt, 1953, nomen novum for ''Bakerella'' Womersley, 1928
* ''Anarithmeus'' Paclt, 1962
* ''Anisolepisma'' Paclt, 1967
* '' Battigrassiella'' Paclt, 1963, nomen novum for ''Grassiella'' Silvestri, 1912
* ''Comphotriura'' Paclt, 1963
* ''Ctenolepisma boettgeriana'' Paclt, 1961
* ''Ctenolepisma confusum'' Paclt, 1967
* ''Diabateria'' Paclt, 1963
* ''Dodecastyla'' Paclt, 1974
* ''Dromadimachilis'' Paclt, 1969
* ''Hemilepisma'' Paclt, 1967, nomen novum for ''Braunsina'' Escherich, 1904
* ''Heteromorphura'' Paclt, 1963
* ''Hybographitarsus'' Paclt, 1969
* ''Hypermeinertellus weidneri'' Paclt, 1969
* ''Lasiotheus'' Paclt, 1963, a subgenus
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In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between the ge ...
of ''Gastrotheus'' Casey, 1890
* ''Leniwytsmania'' Paclt, 1957
* ''Lepidina dunckeri'' Paclt, 1974
* ''Lepidotriura'' Paclt, 1963
* ''Metagraphitarsus'' Paclt, 1969
* ''Neonicoletia'' Paclt, 1979
* ''Neonicoletia quinterensis'' Paclt, 1979
* ''Nicoletia phytophila'' Paclt, 1961
* ''Paracrotelsa'' Paclt, 1967
* ''Proatelurina'' Paclt, 1963
* ''Trichodimeria'' Paclt, 1963
* '' Tricholepisma'' Paclt, 1967
* ''Trinemura subarmata'' Paclt, 1982
* ''Trinemurodes mertoni'' Paclt, 1961
* ''Verhoeffilis'' Paclt, 1972
* ''Wygodzincinus'' Paclt, 1963
Ephemeroptera – mayflies
* ''Ephacerella'' Paclt, 1994, nomen novum for ''Acerella'' Allen, 1971
Coleoptera
Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
– beetles
* ''Deuteroleptidea'' Paclt, 1946, nomen novum for ''Leptidea'' Mulsant, 1839; an unnecessary replacement name, now synonym of the Cerambycinae
Cerambycinae is a subfamily of the longhorn beetle family (Cerambycidae). The subfamily has a world-wide distribution including: Asia, Europe and the Americas (with 430 species in 130 genera in the neotropical realm). Within the family, the only ...
genus '' Nathrius''
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera ( ) or lepidopterans is an order (biology), order of winged insects which includes butterflies and moths. About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera have been described, representing 10% of the total described species of living organ ...
– butterflies and moths
* ''Eucedestis'' Paclt, 1951, now a synonym of the ermine moth genus '' Cedestis''
* ''Eudalacina'' Paclt, 1953, now a synonym of the ghost moth
The ghost moth or ghost swift (''Hepialus humuli'') is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is common throughout Europe, except for the far south-east.
Female ghost moths are larger than males, and exhibit sexual dimorphism with their differenc ...
genus ''Eudalaca
''Eudalaca'' is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 35 described species, most restricted to South Africa but a few found further north in the continent.
Species
*'' Eudalaca aequifascia'' - East Africa
*'' Eudalaca albiplumis'' ...
''
* ''Kenneliola'' Paclt, 1951, nomen novum for ''Crobylophora'' Meyrick, 1880; now a synonym of the Tortricidae
The Tortricidae are a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths or leafroller moths, in the order Lepidoptera. This large family has over 11,000 species described, and is the sole member of the superfamily Tortricoidea, although the genu ...
genus ''Cydia
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''
* ''Lossbergiana pseudodimiata'' Paclt, 1953, now a synonym of the ghost moth
The ghost moth or ghost swift (''Hepialus humuli'') is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is common throughout Europe, except for the far south-east.
Female ghost moths are larger than males, and exhibit sexual dimorphism with their differenc ...
''Dalaca pallens
''Dalaca pallens'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from Chile and Argentina.
References
External linksHepialidae genera
Moths described in 1852
Hepialidae
Moths of South America
{{Hepialidae-stub ...
''
* Apodidae Paclt, 1947, a homonym of Apodidae
The Apodidae, or swifts, form a family of highly aerial birds. They are superficially similar to swallows, but are not closely related to any passerine species. Swifts are placed in the order Apodiformes along with hummingbirds. The treeswifts ar ...
Hartert, 1897; the valid name for Apodidae Paclt, 1947 is Limacodidae
The Limacodidae or Eucleidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Zygaenoidea or the Cossoidea;Scoble, M.J. (1992). ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and Diversity.'' Oxford University Press. the placement is in dispute. They are often ca ...
* Chrysoesthiidae Paclt, 1974, now a synonym of the twirler moths subfamily Gelechiinae
Gelechiinae is a subfamily of moths in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854.
Taxonomy
The subfamily includes the following tribes and genera:
*Litini Bruand, 1859
**'' Agnippe'' Chambers, 1872
**'' Altenia ...
Aves
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– birds
* ''Neolepidothrix'' Paclt, 2009, nomen novum for ''Lepidothrix
''Lepidothrix'' is a genus of passerine birds in the manakin family Pipridae. Birds in the genus are predominantly found in South America, but one species, the velvety manakin, also ranges into Central America. The females of this genus have gre ...
'' Bonaparte, 1854 (Pipridae
The manakins are a family, Pipridae, of small suboscine passerine birds. The group contains 55 species distributed through the American tropics. The name is from Middle Dutch "little man" (also the source of the different bird name '' mannikin' ...
)
Plants
* '' Shiuyinghua'' Paclt, 1962, currently placed in Paulowniaceae
Paulowniaceae are a Family (biology), family of flowering plants within the Lamiales. They are a monophyletic and monogeneric family of trees with currently 7 confirmed species. They were formerly placed within Scrophulariaceae ''sensu lato'', or ...
Taxa named after Paclt
Several taxa have been named in honor of Jiří Paclt, such as '' Pseudosinella paclti'' Rusek, 1961 (Collembola
Springtails (class Collembola) form the largest of the three lineages of modern hexapods that are no longer considered insects. Although the three lineages are sometimes grouped together in a class called Entognatha because they have internal m ...
), ''Litocampa
''Litocampa'' is a genus of two-pronged bristletails in the family Campodeidae. There are at least 20 described species in ''Litocampa''.
Species
These 22 species belong to the genus ''Litocampa'':
* ''Litocampa bourgoini'' (Condé, 1948)
* ''L ...
paclti'' Condé, 1981 (Diplura
The order Diplura ("two-pronged bristletails") is one of three orders of non-insect hexapods within the class Entognatha (alongside Collembola (springtails) and Protura). The name "diplura", or "two tails", refers to the characteristic pair o ...
) and one generic taxon ''Pacltiobius'' Kaplin, 1995 (Archaeognatha
The Archaeognatha are an order of apterygotes, known by various common names such as jumping bristletails. Among extant insect taxa they are some of the most evolutionarily primitive; they appeared in the Middle Devonian period at about the sa ...
),[ currently treated as a subgenus of '' Petridiobius''.]
Publications
Jiří Paclt was a polyglot
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and published in Czech
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* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus
*Czech (surnam ...
, Slovak, French, English and German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
. His very good understanding of Latin
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and Ancient Greek
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became evident in his comments on the misrepresentation of scientific names
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of animals. Furthermore, he did transcriptions from Cyrillic
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into Latin, but also conversely into Cyrillic, as well as into Japanese
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* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
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, Chinese
Chinese may refer to:
* Something related to China
* Chinese people, people identified with China, through nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity
**Han Chinese, East Asian ethnic group native to China.
**'' Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic ...
and Arabic
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.[
When publishing works in Slovakia he often used the name Juraj, the Slovakian form of his first name, instead of the Czech form Jiří.][
Paclt published more than 350 scientific articles, most of them without any co-author. An extensive bibliography of his bibliography can be found in Matoušek (2015).][
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References
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1925 births
2015 deaths
Slovak entomologists
Czechoslovak botanists
Slovak botanists
Czechoslovak World War II forced labourers
Czechoslovak entomologists
Charles University alumni