Carl Friedrich Kotschy
Carl Friedrich Kotschy (
botanist born in Cieszyn, Poland). He was the father of botanist Theodor Kotschy
(1813–1866).
From 1807 to 1810 he studied
educator Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
(1746–1827).
From 1810 until his death he worked as a minister in Ustroń, a predominantly Polish-speaking town in the Cieszyn Silesian region of Austria. Here he translated Czech and German language works into Polish, and penned instructional books in Polish for elementary schools. He was also the author of several religious works, including a revision of the Lutheran catechism (1833) and a book of Biblical stories (1844).
As a botanist, he performed studies of local flora, especially vegetation native to the
fruit orchards
.
He was 1848/49 also Member of the Frankfurt Parliament.
His son was Theodor Kotschy.
References
- The Lutheran Parish in Ustroń (translated biography)
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