Friedrich von Berchtold

Friedrich von Berchtold
Born	(1781-10-25)25 October 1781 Stráž nad Nežárkou
Died
Fields	Botany, Medicine
Author abbrev. (botany)	Bercht.

Count Friedrich Carl Eugen Vsemir von Berchtold, baron von Ungarschitz (Czech: Bedřich Karel Eugen Všemír Berchtold hrabě z Uherčic) (October 25, 1781 – April 3, 1876), was a German-speaking Bohemian physician and botanist from Austrian descent.

Biography

Berchtold was born in Stráž nad Nežárkou (German: Platz an der Naser) (now District Jindřichův Hradec), in the Austrian Empire. He graduated from medical school in 1804, after which he practiced medicine and devoted much of his time to botany and natural history. He eventually abandoned regular medical practice and travelled throughout Europe, the Middle East and Brazil. He co-authored several research papers with brother botanists Carl Borivoj Presl and Jan Svatopluk Presl.

An avid worker for Czech national revival, Berchtold was involved in the establishment of the Prague National Museum. He died in 1876 in Buchlau (now Buchlovice), Moravia (now part of the Czech Republic).

The genus Berchtoldia C.Presl (syn. Chaetium Nees) was named in his honor.

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Plaque commemorating Berchtold at the municipal office building in the village of Tučapy (Tábor District), Czech Republic.

Notes

Regarding personal names: Until 1919, Graf was a title, translated as Count, not a first or middle name. The female form is Gräfin. In Germany, it has formed part of family names since 1919.. Hrabě is the Czech equivalent, the female form is hraběnka.

External links

• Partial list of papers by Berchtold - WorldCat (German)
• Berchtold biography on Czech Radio (Czech)