Kaspar Maria von Sternberg | |
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![]() 1838 painting of Sternberg by Alexander Clarot | |
Born | Kaspar Maria von Sternberg 6 January 1761 |
Died | December 20, 1838 | (aged 77)
Nationality | Czech |
Other names | Sternb. (standard botanical author abbreviation for species he described) |
Occupation(s) | Theologian, mineralogist, geognosist, entomologist, botanist |
Known for | Established Bohemian National Museum in Prague, considered founder of modern paleobotany |
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)[1] was a Bohemian aristocrat, theologian, mineralogist, geognost, entomologist and botanist. He is known as the "Father of Paleobotany".[2]