Vincenz Franz Kostelecky
Vincenz Franz Kostelecky , also Vincenz Franz Kosteletzky , (born March 13, 1801 in Brno -Kumrowitz, † August 18, 1887 in Prague ) was a Bohemian botanist and doctor. Its official botanical author's abbreviation is “ Kostel. "
Live and act
Kostelecky studied medicine in Prague (doctorate in 1842) and was assistant to Johann Christian Mikan , whose successor he became professor of medical-pharmaceutical botany after his retirement in 1831 (with the appointment of full professor in 1835). After reorganizing the University of Prague, he became professor of botany. In 1852/53 and 1868/68 he was rector of the university. In 1872 he retired. He was primarily interested in the systematics and pharmaceutical applications of botany and published an extensive handbook of medicinal plants. He was also known for his teaching and directed the Botanical Garden in Prague.
He also worked in Prague as a doctor for the poor during the cholera epidemic around 1830 and, since he had no children, left his fortune for charitable purposes.
Honors
Kostelecky honor was the genre Kosteletzkya C. Presl from the family of Mallow named (Malvaceae). Some plant species such as the steppe thyme ( Thymus kosteleckyanus Opiz ) were named after him.
Fonts
- Clavis analytika in Floram Bohemiae phanerogamicam, Prague 1824
- General medicinische pharmaceutische Flora, 6 volumes, Prague, 1831–1836
- Index plantarum horti caesarei regii botanici Pragensis, Prague 1844
- General medicinal-pharmaceutical flora: Containing the systematic enumeration and description of all plants of all parts of the world known up to now in their relation to dietetics, therapy and pharmacy, arranged according to the natural families of the vegetable kingdom, 1836
literature
- Otto Guglia : Kostelecky, Vincenz Franz (1801–1887), botanist. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 4, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1969, p. 154.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names . Extended Edition. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Free University Berlin Berlin 2018. [1]
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Vincenz Franz Kostelecky at the IPNI
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kostelecky, Vincenz Franz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kosteletzky, Vincenz Franz; Kostelecký, Vincenc František; Kostel. (botanical author abbreviation) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bohemian botanist and doctor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 13, 1801 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brno -Kumrowitz |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 18, 1887 |
| Place of death | Prague |