Jan Svatopluk Presl

Botanist, Academic

1791 – 1849

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Who was Jan Svatopluk Presl?

Jan Svatopluk Presl was a Bohemian natural scientist.

He was the brother of botanist Karel Bořivoj Presl. The Czech Botanical Society commemorated the two brothers by naming its principal publication Preslia. He is the author of Czech scientific terminology of various branches of science, including the Czech chemical nomenclature.

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Born
Sep 4, 1791
Prague
Also known as
  • Пресль, Ян Сватоплук
  • 扬·斯瓦托普卢克·普雷斯尔
Siblings
Nationality
  • Czech Republic
Profession
Education
  • Charles University in Prague
Died
Apr 6, 1849
Austrian Empire

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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