Kosteletzkya
Kostelecki ( czech. Vincenz-Franz Kosteletzký , 1801–1887 ) is a professor of medical botany in Prague [1] , one of the outstanding specialists of his time [2] .
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The author of the names of a number of botanical taxa . In the botanical ( binary ) nomenclature, these names are complemented by the abbreviation “ Kostel. " . A list of such taxa on the IPNI website Personal page on IPNI website |
He studied medicine in Prague, in 1842 he was awarded a doctoral degree. He worked as an assistant to Johann Christian Mikan , then, after Mikan’s resignation in 1831, replaced him in a professorship. In 1852–53 and 1868 he was the rector of the university. Since 1872 - Professor Emeritus [3] . Franz Keil was a student of Kostelecki [4] .
Works
- " Clavis analytika in Floram Bohemiae phanerogamicam " (Prague, 1824 )
- " Allgemeine medicinische pharmaceutische Flora " (6 vols., Prague, 1831 - 1836 )
- " Index plantarum horti caesarei regii botanici Pragensis " (Prague, 1844 ).
Kosteletsky's name in taxonomy
The genus Kosteletzkya C.Presl of the family Malvaceae is named after Kosteletsky.
Notes
- ↑ Kosteletsky, Vincenz-Franz // Encyclopedic dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 86 tons (82 tons and 4 extras). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- ↑ Ruprecht, Franz Ivanovich // Russian biographical dictionary : in 25 volumes. - SPb. - M. , 1896-1918.
- ↑ http://www.biographien.ac.at/oebl_4/154.pdf . Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950.
- ↑ Keil, Franz // Encyclopedic dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 86 tons (82 tons and 4 extra). - SPb. , 1890-1907.