Carl Friedrich Kotschy ( Polish : Karol Fryderyk Kotschy, Karol Koczy , 26 January 1789 – 9 February 1856) was an Austrian Protestant theologian and botanist born in Cieszyn, Poland ). He was the father of botanist Theodor Kotschy (1813–1866).
4-460: Kotschy is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Carl Friedrich Kotschy (1789–1856), Austrian theologian and botanist Theodor Kotschy (1813–1866), Austrian botanist and explorer, son of Carl Johannes Kotschy (born 1979), Swedish singer and songwriter [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Kotschy . If an internal link intending to refer to
8-487: A specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kotschy&oldid=1013869378 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Carl Friedrich Kotschy From 1807 to 1810 he studied theology and botany at
12-686: The University of Leipzig , and afterwards travelled through France and Switzerland. In Switzerland he met with renowned educator Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746–1827). From 1810 until his death he worked as a minister in Ustroń , a predominantly Polish-speaking town in the Cieszyn Silesian region of Austria. Here he translated Czech and German language works into Polish, and penned instructional books in Polish for elementary schools. He
16-608: Was also the author of several religious works, including a revision of the Lutheran catechism (1833) and a book of Biblical stories (1844). As a botanist, he performed studies of local flora, especially vegetation native to the Silesian Beskids . He specialized in the field of pomology , publishing in 1844 a book on fruit orchards . He was 1848/49 also Member of the Frankfurt Parliament . His son
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