Hugo Zapałowicz
Hugo Zapałowicz | |
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| Born | 15 November 1852 |
| Died | 20 November 1917 (aged 65) Perovsk [now Kyzylorda], Russian Empire (Modern day Kazakhstan |
| Nationality | Slovenian |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
Hugo Zapałowicz (15 November 1852, in Ljubljana – 20 November 1917, in Perovsk [now Kyzylorda], Kazakhstan) was a botanist, natural scientist, traveller, and military lawyer.
Zapałowicz was a pioneer researcher of flora and geological structure of the Carpathian Mountains. He was also a geological, geographical, and flora researcher of South America and author of works about flora of Babia Góra-Babia Hora, Maramureş Mountains, Pokuttya.
In 1894 he became a member of the Academy of Learning.