Aleksander Zawadzki (naturalist)
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Aleksander Zawadzki, born Józef Antoni Zawadzki, (May 6, 1798 in Bielsko, Cieszyn Silesia – June 5, 1868 in Brno) was a Polish naturalist, author of flora and fauna list of Galicia and neighbourhood of Lviv. Teacher of a zoologist Stanisław Konstanty Pietruski. He was an editor of Lviv magazines, Rozmaitości and Mnemozyna.
Zawadzki was a lecturer of botany (1835–1837) and then professor of physics (1849–1853) at the Lviv University. For supporting Spring of Nations (Wiosna Ludów) he was dismissed and later became a director of real school in Brno.
He was a researcher of flora and fauna of Galicia and neighbourhood of Lviv. He was also the first researcher of beetles and butterflies of Eastern Galicia.
Chrysanthemum zawadskii, a species of chrysanthemum described by Herbich, is named after him.
[edit] Works
- —. (1835). Enumeratio plantarum Galiciae et Bucovinae. Oder die in Galizien und der Bukowina wildwachsenden Pflanzen mit genauer Angabe ihrer Standorte (in Latin). Breslau: Korn. OCLC 56868672.
- —. (1840). Fauna der galizisch-bukowinischen Wirbelthiere. Eine systematische Uebersicht der in diesen Provinzen mit vorkommenden Säugethiere, Vögel, Amphibien und Fische, mit Rücksicht auf ihre Lebensweise und Verbreitung. D. Fische. Pisces (in German). Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart Verlagshardlung. OCLC 61636191.
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[edit] References
- Zawadzki Aleksander (Polish). Internetowa encyklopedia PWN. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. Retrieved on 2007-11-28.
- Zawadzki Aleksander (Polish). WIEM Encyklopedia. Retrieved on 2007-11-28.
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| NAME | Zawadzki, Aleksander |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zawadzki, Józef Antoni (birth name) |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | naturalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 6, 1798 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bielsk, Cieszyn Silesia |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 5, 1868 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Brno |
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