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Kaspar Maria von Sternberg
Czech botanist, geologist, paleontologist and nobleman (1761–1838)
Count Kaspar Maria von Sternberg (also: Caspar Maria, Count Sternberg, German: Kaspar Maria Graf von Sternberg, Czech: Kašpar Maria hrabě ze Šternberka; 6 January 1761 – 20 December 1838) was a Bohemian aristocrat, theologian, mineralogist, geognost, entomologist and botanist. He is known as the "Father of Paleobotany".2
From Wikipedia’s article on Kaspar Maria von Sternberg (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Jan 6, 1761, died Dec 20, 1838.1
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Early life and education
- Date not recordedCharles University3
Born into one of the most prominent Bohemian noble families, he was the youngest child of Count Johann Nepomuk I von Sternberg (1713-1798) and his wife, Countess Maria Anna Josefa Kolowrat-Krakowsky (1726-1790). He had two elder sisters: Countess Josefa Anna (1748-1787), Countess Maria Leopoldina (1749-1749), and two brothers: Count Johann Nepomuk II (1752-1789), a Colonel killed at Mühlbach, Transylvania and Count Joachim (1755-1808).
From Wikipedia’s article on Kaspar Maria von Sternberg (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Career
Occupation: entomologist, naturalist, canon, bryologist, pteridologist, paleobotanist, paleontologist, botanist.5
- Date not recordedFounded Společnost Musea Království českého4
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- 11Wikimedia CommonsKaspar Maria von Sternberg photo by Josef Kriehuber, Public domain