- Friedrich von Berchtold
Bedřich Karel Eugen Všemír Berchtold hrabě z Uherčic , in German: Friedrich Berchtold Graf von Ungarschütz (
October 25 1781 –April 3 1876 ) was a Czechphysician andbotanist .Berchtold was born in Stráže nad Nežárkou, District
Jindřichův Hradec , in the Czech Republic.He graduated from medical school in 1804, after which he practicedmedicine and devoted much of his time tobotany andnatural history . He eventually abandoned regular medical practice and travelled throughout Europe, theMiddle East andBrazil . He co-authored several research papers with brother botanistsCarl Borivoj Presl andJan Svatopluk Presl .An avid worker for Czech national revival, Berchtold was involved in the establishment of the
Prague National Museum . He died in 1876 inBuchlov ,Moravia (now part of theCzech Republic ).The genus "
Berchtoldia " C.Presl (syn. "Chaetium " Nees) was named in his honor.Notes
German title Graf.
Hrabě is the Czech equivalent, the female form ishraběnka .References
External links
* [http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/profiles/tusbrahindi/lists/24653 Partial list of papers by Berchtold] -
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* [http://www.rozhlas.cz/brno/upozornujeme/_zprava/287380 Berchtold biography] onCzech Radio cs icon
* cite book
title=Biographisches Lexikon zur Geschichte der böhmischen Länder
author=Heribert Sturm , Collegium Carolinum (Munich, Germany)
year=1979
publisher=R.Oldenbourg
isbn=3486494910
pages=
url=http://books.google.com/books?id=-jrfrbXdfNMC&pg=PA76&lpg=PA76&dq=berchtold+friedrich&source=web&ots=bPiehoF6yO&sig=Xy6mFKN1tCw4t6Gt0kAuiAdArWc de icon
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