Kaspar Maria von Sternberg | |
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 1838 painting of Sternberg by Alexander Clarot | |
| Born | Kaspar Maria von Sternberg 1761 |
| Died | 1838 (aged 76–77) |
| 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; 1761, Prague – 1838, Březina Castle) was a Bohemian aristocrat, theologian, mineralogist, geognost, entomologist and botanist. He is known as the "Father of Paleobotany".[1]