Alberto Vojtěch Frič, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alberto Vojtěch Frič

Czech botanist, traveller, ethnographer, photographer and writer

Date of Birth: 08-Sep-1882

Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 04-Dec-1944

Profession: photographer, writer, botanist, anthropologist, children's writer, explorer, ethnographer

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Alberto Vojtech Fric (Czech pronunciation: ['alb?rto 'vojc?x 'fr?t?], 8 September 1882 Prague – 4 December 1944 Prague) was a famous Czech botanist, ethnographer, writer and explorer.
He undertook 8 voyages to America, discovered, described and catalogued many species of cactus.
South American Indians called him Karaí Pukú (engl.
Long Hunter); in Europe he became known as Cactus Hunter.