Josip Schlosser
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Josip Schlosser was a Croatian
physician, alpinist and botanist.
Together with Ljudevit Farkaš Vukotinović, he was an author of Flora croatica (1869), the main work for the knowledge of plants in Croatia
. He was the most prominent 19th century botanist and explorer of Risnjak
mountain, and wrote numerous publications about Risnjak's flora.
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
physician, alpinist and botanist.
Together with Ljudevit Farkaš Vukotinović, he was an author of Flora croatica (1869), the main work for the knowledge of plants in Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. He was the most prominent 19th century botanist and explorer of Risnjak
Risnjak
Risnjak is a mountain in the Risnjak National Park, in Gorski Kotar, Croatia. It belongs to the Dinaric Alps mountain range. The name of the massif probably comes from ris, the Croatian word for lynx. Another interpretation suggests that it comes from the local word risje, which is a name for a...
mountain, and wrote numerous publications about Risnjak's flora.