Josif Pančić, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Josif Pančić

botanist

Date of Birth: 05-Apr-1814

Place of Birth: Ugrini, Istria County, Croatia

Date of Death: 25-Feb-1888

Profession: biologist, university teacher, botanist

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Josif Pancic (Serbian Cyrillic: ????? ??????; April 17, 1814 – February 25, 1888) was a Serbian botanist, doctor, a lecturer at the Great School in Belgrade and the first president of the Serbian Royal Academy.
He extensively documented the flora of Serbia, and is credited with having classified many species of plants which were unknown to the botanical community at that time.
Pancic is credited for discovering the Serbian Spruce.
He is regarded as the father of Serbian botany.