Jan Nepomuk Woldřich (; 15 July 1834 – 3 February 1906) was a Czech-Austrian geologist, paleontologist and amateur archaeologist. He served as a professor at the Czech Charles-Ferdinand University in Prague.

Biography

Woldřich was born in

Zdíkov Zdíkov is a municipality and village in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants. Zdíkov lies approximately west of Prachatice, west of České Budějovice, and south-west of Pragu ...

Bohemia Bohemia ( ; ; ) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. In a narrow, geographic sense, it roughly encompasses the territories of present-day Czechia that fall within the Elbe River's drainage basin, but historic ...

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, to the family of a tailor. His father was Jozef and his mother was Terezie. He went to the school in Zdíkovec and gymnasium in

České Budějovice České Budějovice (; ) is a city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 97,000 inhabitants. The city is located in the valley of the Vltava River, at its confluence with the Malše. České Budějovice is the largest ...

before joining the

University of Vienna The University of Vienna (, ) is a public university, public research university in Vienna, Austria. Founded by Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria, Duke Rudolph IV in 1365, it is the oldest university in the German-speaking world and among the largest ...

. From 1859 he taught at secondary schools including the

Salzburg Salzburg is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020 its population was 156,852. The city lies on the Salzach, Salzach River, near the border with Germany and at the foot of the Austrian Alps, Alps moun ...

State Gymnasium (1862–1869), before becoming a professor of geology and paleontology at the Bohemian University of Prague in 1893, working there until 1905. His work included studies on the Climate of Salzburg, fossils from Bohemia and on prehistoric life. From 1874 he began to examine prehistoric settlements, taking part in archaeological digs. He helped establish a school and industrial school in Zdíkov. He was made dean of the faculty of philosophy towards the end of his life. His son, Josef, also became a professor of geology. Woldřich died in Prague and is buried in the

Vinohrady Cemetery Vinohrady Cemetery () is a large cemetery in Vinohrady in Prague 10 which contains Strašnice Crematorium. It is the second largest cemetery in Prague and is registered in the state list of cultural monuments. The remains of two Czech presidents ...

. A memorial plaque was fixed at his home in Zdíkov.

References

External links

Biography on kohoutikriz.org

Textbook of Zoology for Secondary Schools
(1900, with

František Bayer František Bayer (15 June 1854 – 5 April 1936) was a Czech zoologist, paleontologist and teacher. He taught at secondary schools before becoming director of the Jiráskovo Gymnasium in Prague. In his spare time he worked on the Cretaceous verteb ...

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