Kaspar Maria von Sternberg

Kaspar Maria von Sternberg
A tall man in a suit sits in his study
1838 painting of Sternberg by Alexander Clarot
Born
Kaspar Maria von Sternberg

1761
Died1838 (aged 76–77)
NationalityCzech
Other namesSternb. (standard botanical author abbreviation for species he described)
Occupation(s)Theologian, mineralogist, geognosist, entomologist, botanist
Known forEstablished 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; 1761, Prague – 1838, Březina Castle) was a Bohemian aristocrat, theologian, mineralogist, geognost, entomologist and botanist. He is known as the "Father of Paleobotany".[1]