Friedrich von Berchtold
Count Friedrich Carl Eugen Vsemir von Berchtold, baron von Ungarschitz , was a German-speaking Bohemian physician and botanist from Austrian descent.Biography
Berchtold was born in Stráž nad Nežárkou , in the Austrian Empire.
He graduated from medical school in 1804, after which he practiced medicine and devoted much of his time to botany and natural history. He eventually abandoned regular medical practice and travelled throughout Europe, the Middle East and Brazil. He co-authored several research papers with brother botanists Carl Borivoj Presl and Jan Svatopluk Presl, including an important taxonomic work, O Prirozenosti Rostlin.
An avid worker for Czech national revival, Berchtold was involved in the establishment of the Prague National Museum. He died in 1876 in Buchlau, Moravia.
The genus Berchtoldia C.Presl was named in his honor.
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