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| Born | (1791-09-04)4 September 1791 |
| Died | 6 April 1849(1849-04-06) (aged 57) Prague, Bohemia,Austrian Empire |
| Alma mater | Charles University |
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| Fields | Botany,Chemistry |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | J.Presl |
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Jan Svatopluk Presl (4 September 1791 – 6 April 1849) was aCzech natural scientist.
He was the brother of botanistCarl Borivoj Presl (1794–1852). The Czech Botanical Society commemorated the two brothers by naming its principal publicationPreslia (founded in 1914). He is the author of Czech scientific terminology of various branches of science, including theCzech chemical nomenclature. He was the co-author of an important Czech taxonomic work,O Přirozenosti Rostlin. The brothers co-edited theexsiccata seriesVegetabilia cryptogamica Boëmiae collecta a Joanne et Carolo Presl.[1]
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