Key facts
- Born
- ( 1814-04-17 ) April 17, 1814, Ugrine, near Bribir , Illyrian Provinces , First French Empire (modern Croatia )
- Died
- February 25, 1888 (1888-02-25) (aged 73), Belgrade , Kingdom of Serbia
- Other name
- Josip Pančić
- Citizenship
- Principality of Serbia
- Alma mater
- University of Pest
- Known for
- discovery of Serbian spruce
- Author abbrev botany
- Pančić
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Josif
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Serbia
- Place of birth
- Belgrade
- Place of death
- Belgrade
- Educated at
- Eötvös Loránd University
- Employer
- University of Belgrade
- Languages spoken
- Croatian
- Native language
- Serbian
- Academic degree
- professor
- Image
- Panc.JPG
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- Commons category
- Josif Pančić
- date of death
- 1888-02-25
- date of birth
- 1814-04-17
- name in native language
- Јосиф Панчић
- described by source
- Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich
- P6944
- Josif Pančić
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Encyclopedic overview
Josif Pančić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јосиф Панчић; born Josip Pančić; April 17, 1814 – February 25, 1888) was a Serbian botanist, physician, professor and academic. Born in the First French Empire, in present-day Croatia, he earned his medical degree in Hungary before moving to Serbia. He extensively documented the flora of Serbia, and is credited with having classified many species of plants which were unknown to the botanical community at that time. Pančić is credited with discovering the Serbian spruce. He is regarded as the father of Serbian botany.
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