Markus von Jabornegg zu Gamsenegg und Moderndorf (17 March 1837,

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– 6 May 1910, Klagenfurt) was an Austrian government official and

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. Following graduation from the

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, he was sent as a ''Regimentskadett'' to

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. Later, he was stationed in Galicia,

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and

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. From 1859 he was based in

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, where he was eventually appointed ''Landeskanzleidirektor'' (1876).Nachlässe in Österreich - Personenlexikon
(biography) He was a catalyst in the development of the

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in Klagenfurt, serving as its director from 1871 to 1909. From 1901 to 1910, he was president of the natural history museum of Carinthia, and for a period of time served as president of the ''Kärntner Gartenbauvereins'' (Carinthian Horticultural Society). Also, he taught classes at the ''Gartenbauschule'' (school of

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) in Klagenfurt. With

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, he collaborated on ''Flora von Kärnten'', a work involving Carinthian flora that was issued from 1881 to 1894.Catalog Hathitrust
Flora von Kärnten From 1875 to 1892, he was an editor of the magazine ''Carinthia''.

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