David Pacher (5 September 1816, Obervellach – 29 May 1902, Obervellach) was an Austrian priest and

botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...

. He studied theology at the seminary in Klagenfurt, receiving his ordination in July 1840. Afterwards, he served as a clergyman in several locations throughout

Carinthia Carinthia (german: Kärnten ; sl, Koroška ) is the southernmost States of Austria, Austrian state, in the Eastern Alps, and is noted for its mountains and lakes. The main language is German language, German. Its regional dialects belong to t ...

. Beginning in 1862, he became a pastor in the village of Tiffen, and in 1872 was appointed ''dechant'' (dean) and first episcopal consistory in Obervellach.Biodiversity Heritage Library
Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications With Markus von Jabornegg (1837-1910), he was the author of ''Flora von Kärnten'', a work on Carinthian flora issued in three parts (1881-1894). Plants with the specific epithet of ''pacheri'' are named in his honor.JSTOR Global Plants
Type? of Androsace pacheri Leyb. (family PRIMULACEAE)

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List of plants described and co-described by David Pacher. 1816 births 1902 deaths People from Spittal an der Drau District 19th-century Austrian Roman Catholic priests 19th-century Austrian botanists {{botanist-stub