Jiří Paclt

Jiří Paclt
Born15 January 1925
Died18 September 2015 (2015-09-19) (aged 90)
NationalityCzechoslovakian
Scientific career
FieldsBotany, Entomology, Ornithology, Mineralogy
Author abbrev. (botany)Paclt
Author abbrev. (zoology)Paclt

Jiří (Juraj) Paclt (15 January 1925 – 18 September 2015) was a Czechoslovakian botanist and entomologist. Although born and raised in the Czech part of Czechoslovakia, he spent the majority of his work life in the Slovak part that later became Slovakia. His scientific work is characterised by a wide scope of interests and activities, ranging from botany over mineralogy to entomology.