Josephine Kablik

Josephine Kablik
Portrait by Quido Mánes, 1860
Born
Josephine Ettel

(1787-03-09)March 9, 1787
DiedJuly 21, 1863(1863-07-21) (aged 76)
Vrchlabí, Bohemia
Other namesJosefina Kablíková
Occupation(s)Botanist, paleontologist
SpouseAdalbert Kablik

Josephine Ettel Kabli[c]k, also given as Josefina Kablíková (9 March 1787 – 21 July 1863), was a pioneering botanist and paleontologist from Bohemia in the Austrian Empire. She studied under the best botanists of her time. She collected plant and fossil samples for institutions throughout Europe. Several fossil animals and plants described from her collections. The plant species Petasites kablikianus and the fossil organism Amphisauropus kablikae are named in her honor.[1]

  1. ^ Kablick, Josephine 4000 Years of Women in Science, University of Alabama, Accessed February 2014

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