Presl, Jan Svatopluk (1791-1849)

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Jan Svatopluk Presl (1791-1849) was a Bohemian botanist. He was the brother of botanist Karel Bořivoj Presl (1794-1852). The Czech Botanical Society commemorated the two brothers by naming its principal publication Preslia (founded in 1914). 1791 (MDCCXCI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Flag of Bohemia Bohemia (Czech: ; German: ) is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western and middle thirds of the Czech Republic. ... Botany is the scientific study of plant life. ... Carl BoÅ™ivoj Presl (1794-1852) was a Bohemian botanist. ...

TAXONOMIC PUBLICATIONS

 * Presl, J. S. 1822. Additamenta ad faunam protogaem, sistens descriptiones aliquat animalium in succino inclusorum. Pp. 191-210 in: Presl, J. S., Presl, K. B. Deliciae Pragenses, historiam naturalem spectantes. Tome 1. Pragae: Calve, 244 pp.

REFERENCE

 * Koleska, Z. 1990. Seznam Biografii Ceskollovenskych Entomologu 12: 419-420, portrait.