Georg August Pritzel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Georg August Pritzel

German botanist

Date of Birth: 02-Sep-1815

Place of Birth: Siedlisko, Nowa Sól County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 14-Jun-1874

Profession: librarian, archivist, botanist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Georg August Pritzel (2 September 1815, Carolath – 14 June 1874) was a German librarian and botanical writer. He studied in Breslau, graduating with a dissertation titled Anemonarum revisio.
In 1851 he began work as a Hülfsarbeiter at the royal library in Berlin, a post which eventually led to curator duties.
From 1855 onwards, he served as archivist at the Prussian Academy of Sciences.