Józef Rostafiński
Józef Thomasz Rostafiński was a Polish botanist. He was born in Warsaw, and studied in Jena, Halle, and Strassburg, where he achieved his PhD before being appointed lecturer at the university of Krakow.
One of his books, the Przewodnik do oznaczania roślin w Polsce dziko rosnących, had 21 editions between 1886 and 1979.
In one of his notable works, Jozef Rostafinski did extensive research about an area called the Polesie where he states that the Polesi area which is
located in eastern Poland, lacked certain type of trees due to the soil and ground. Streets bearing his name can be found in the Polish cities of Kraków, Warsaw, and Wrocław.
