Michal Hieronim Leszczyc-Suminski (born 30 September 1820 - died 26 May 1898) was a Polish

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and

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. He was an alumnus of

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Biography

Leszczyc-Suminski was born on 30 September 1820 in Ośno. Leszczyc-Sumiński married Anne Hudson (1830–1874), the daughter of

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, the so-called Railway King of England.Lambert. Robert S., "The Railway King 1800-1871", at 291 (George Allen & Unwin, Ltd., 1934). Leszczyc-Suminski died on 26 May 1898 in

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at the age of 77.

Scientific achievements

*''Zur Entwickelungs-Geschichte der Farrnkräuter'' (German) (English, ''The Evolution of Ferns'' (1848).

Art

File:Mahomet Leszczyc-Sumiński.jpg, Depiction of

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writing the

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* 1820 births 1898 deaths Polish art collectors Humboldt University of Berlin alumni 19th-century Polish botanists 19th-century Polish painters 19th-century Polish male artists People from Aleksandrów County Polish male painters {{Poland-botanist-stub