Josephine Kablik | |
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Born | Josephine Ettel March 9, 1787 |
Died | July 21, 1863 Vrchlabí, Bohemia | (aged 76)
Other names | Josefina Kablíková |
Occupation(s) | Botanist, paleontologist |
Spouse | Adalbert 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]