Franz de Paula Adam von Waldstein
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He was born in Vienna
Vienna
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and married Karolina Ferdinandi (1777–1844). As a soldier he took part in campaigns against the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
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and Russia
Russia
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. He died in Litvínov
Litvínov
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(German: Oberleutensdorf), Bohemia.
From 1789 he studied the botany of Hungary with Pál Kitaibel
Pál Kitaibel
Pál Kitaibel was a Hungarian botanist and chemist.He was born at Mattersburg and studied botany and chemistry at the undersity of Buda. He became professor taught these subjects at Pest in 1794...
. His herbarium
Herbarium
In botany, a herbarium – sometimes known by the Anglicized term herbar – is a collection of preserved plant specimens. These specimens may be whole plants or plant parts: these will usually be in a dried form, mounted on a sheet, but depending upon the material may also be kept in...
is archived in Prague
Prague
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. Together with Kitaibel he wrote Descriptiones et icones plantarum rariorum Hungariae ("descriptions and pictures of the rare plants of Hungary"; M. A. Schmidt, Vienna, three volumes, 1802–1812).
The genus Waldsteinia
Waldsteinia
Waldsteinia is a genus of the rose family . It contains about six species native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. A number of species are cultivated as a ground cover in gardens, including Waldsteinia fragarioides from North America, Waldsteinia geoides from Europe, Waldsteinia lobata, and...
(Rosaceae
Rosaceae
Rosaceae are a medium-sized family of flowering plants, including about 2830 species in 95 genera. The name is derived from the type genus Rosa. Among the largest genera are Alchemilla , Sorbus , Crataegus , Cotoneaster , and Rubus...
) was named after him by Carl Ludwig von Willdenow.