Jan Svatopluk Presl
Bohemian botanist
Died when: 57 years 214 days (691 months)Star Sign: Virgo
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 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 Prirozenosti Rostlin.
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