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Jakub Ignacy Waga
Jakub Ignacy Waga (26 July 1800 – 23 February 1872) was a Polish botanist, educator, and Piarist. Along with his brother Antoni Waga he published an early list of the plants of Poland. Life and work Waga was born at Grabow near Łomża to landowner Bernard and Agata née Gutowska. Educated at Piarist schools in Szczuczyn, Łomża, and Warsaw, he became interested in plants through his teacher E. Andraszek. He then studied at the University of Warsaw, Royal University of Warsaw (1821–24) and received a master's degree in zoology under Feliks Paweł Jarocki. He also worked with Michał Szubert at the botanical garden. Waga then became a teacher at Piarist schools in Warsaw and Radom from 1825 and continued until his retirement to Łomża in 1862. While teaching in various places, he explored the plants of the regions and in 1829 took part in an expedition along with Szubert and Jastrzębowskiet which resulted in a large herbarium collection. He suffered from tuberculosis and b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jakub Waga (1872)
Jakub Ignacy Waga (26 July 1800 – 23 February 1872) was a Polish botanist, educator, and Piarist. Along with his brother Antoni Waga he published an early list of the plants of Poland. Life and work Waga was born at Grabow near Łomża to landowner Bernard and Agata née Gutowska. Educated at Piarist schools in Szczuczyn, Łomża, and Warsaw, he became interested in plants through his teacher E. Andraszek. He then studied at the University of Warsaw, Royal University of Warsaw (1821–24) and received a master's degree in zoology under Feliks Paweł Jarocki. He also worked with Michał Szubert at the botanical garden. Waga then became a teacher at Piarist schools in Warsaw and Radom from 1825 and continued until his retirement to Łomża in 1862. While teaching in various places, he explored the plants of the regions and in 1829 took part in an expedition along with Szubert and Jastrzębowskiet which resulted in a large herbarium collection. He suffered from tuberculosis and b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |