Jan Svatopluk Presl, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jan Svatopluk Presl

Bohemian botanist

Date of Birth: 04-Sep-1791

Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 06-Apr-1849

Profession: politician, zoologist, chemist, pedagogue, university teacher, botanist, lexicographer

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Jan Svatopluk Presl (4 September 1791 – 6 April 1849) was a Bohemian natural scientist. He was the brother of botanist Karel Borivoj Presl (1794–1852).
The Czech Botanical Society commemorated the two brothers by naming its principal publication Preslia (founded in 1914).
He is the author of Czech scientific terminology of various branches of science, including the Czech chemical nomenclature.
He was the co-author of an important Czech taxonomic work,O Prirozenosti Rostlin.