Ferdinand Albin Pax, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ferdinand Albin Pax

German botanist (1858–1942)

Date of Birth: 26-Jul-1858

Place of Birth: Bohemia, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 01-Mar-1942

Profession: lepidopterist, university teacher, botanist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Ferdinand Albin Pax (26 July 1858 – 1 March 1942) was a German botanist specializing in spermatophytes.
A collaborator of Adolf Engler, he wrote several monographs and described several species of plants and animals from Silesia and the Carpathians.
He was a professor at Wroclaw University from 1893.
His son Ferdinand Albert Pax (1885–1964) was a noted zoologist.