Gábor Andreánszky
Deceased Person
1895 –
Who is Gábor Andreánszky?
Baron Gábor Andreánszky de Liptószentandrás was a Hungarian botanist, paleobotanist and explorer. He was the son of politician and MP Gábor Andreánszky.
In 1929 he was appointed professor of botany, and in 1942 ordinary professor. That same year, he was named as chief botanist in the Hungarian National Museum. That position was held until 1945, when he became head of the Department of Botany at the University of Budapest, until 1952. Then, for political reasons he was banned.
He made several expeditions to the Balkan Peninsula, Corsica, Morocco, Tunisia, Mauritania. He pioneered Paleobotany of the Tertiary and Miocene flora.
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- Born
- Aug 1, 1895
Alsópetény - Nationality
- Hungary
- Education
- Eötvös Loránd University
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on July 23, 2013
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