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Alberto Vojtěch Frič

Alberto Vojtěch Frič

Czech botanist, ethnographer, writer and explorer

Alberto Vojtěch Frič (Czech pronunciation: [ˈalbɛrto ˈvojcɛx ˈfrɪtʃ], 8 September 1882 Prague – 4 December 1944 Prague) was a famous Czech botanist, ethnographer, writer and explorer. He undertook 8 voyages to America, discovered, described and catalogued many species of cactus. South American Indians called him Karaí Pukú (engl. Long Hunter); in Europe he became known as Cactus Hunter.

The standard author abbreviation Frič is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[1]

Credited

Alberto Frič (Brasil, 1906)

References

Alberto Vojtech Frič, Mexico 1923
  1. [1]
    International Plant Names Index.  Frič.

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