Filip Maxmilián Opiz - Cáslav (Central Bohemia)
N 49° 54.661 E 015° 23.449
33U E 528060 N 5528810
The birthplace of renowned Czech-German botanist of the 19th century Filip Maxmilián Opiz is located in the depicted Rococo house N° 2 in Jan Žižka of Trocnov Square (Námestí Jana Žižky z Trocnova) in Old Town of Cáslav.
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Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 05/06/2017
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The birthplace of renowned Czech-German botanist of the 19th century Filip Maxmilián Opiz is located in the depicted Rococo house N° 2 in Jan Žižka of Trocnov Square (Námestí Jana Žižky z Trocnova) in Old Town of Cáslav.
The black stone tablet on the wall bears following gilded inscription in Czech:
V tomto dome
narodil se
dne 5.cervna 1787
Filip Max. Opiz
ceský rostlinopisec
a prítel mládeže
zemrel v Praze
den 20.kvetna 1958
venovala
Záložna Vcela
cáslavská
roku 1883
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Translation to English:
In this house
was born
on June 5, 1787
Filip Max. Opiz
Czech botanist
and friend of youngsters
he died in Prague
on May 20, 1958
donated by
credit union Vcela
of Cáslav
in year 1883
|
Philipp (Filip) Maximilian Opiz (*June 5, 1787 in Cáslav – †May 20, 1858 in Prague) was a Czech-German forester and botanist.
Beginning in 1805 he served as a cameral-beamter in his hometown of Cáslav, later working in Pardubice (from 1808) and Prague (from 1814). In 1831 he became a Forstamtsconcipist (forestry official).
He was the taxonomic authority of numerous plant species, and the creator of many sets of exsiccatae. In 1830 Karel Borivoj Presl named the genus Opizia in his honor.
Principal works:
- Deutschlands cryptogamische Gewächse. Ein Anhang zur Flora Deutschlands von Joh. Christ. Röhling, 1817 - German cryptogams; Notes in regards to "Flora Deutschland" by Johann Christoph Röhling.
- Böheims phänerogamische und cryptogamische gewächse, 1823 - Bohemian phanerogams and crytogams.
- Seznam rostlin kveteny ceské, 1852, Inventory of Czech flora.
The standard author abbreviation Opiz is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.
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