Anton Rochel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Anton Rochel

Austrian naturalist (1770–1847)

Date of Birth: 18-Jun-1770

Place of Birth: Neunkirchen, Lower Austria, Austria

Date of Death: 12-Mar-1847

Profession: botanist, entomologist

Nationality: Hungary, Austria

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Anton Rochel (18 June 1770, in Neunkirchen – 12 May 1847, in Graz) was an Austrian surgeon and naturalist, known for his botanical investigations of Banat and the Carpathians. Up until 1798 he served as a surgeon in the Austrian army, then from 1798 to 1820 worked as a physician in Moravia and Hungary.
From 1820 to 1840 he was a curator at the botanical garden in Pest.
The botanical genus Rochelia (family Boraginaceae) was named in his honor by Ludwig Reichenbach.