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BORN at Prague on January 6, 1761, Kaspar Sternberg was destined for the Church, and to that end studied theology at Freising and Rome. When scarcely twenty-two years of age, he obtained an appointment at Regensburg and gave promise of rapid advancement. Turning his attention, however, to natural science, he began a thorough study of botany in connexion with certain forestry duties allotted to him. He collected and cultivated wild plants and acquired an extensive scientific library. In 1810 he published his first monograph, “Revisio Saxifragarum”.
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Count Kaspar Sternberg, 1761–1838. Nature 142, 1088 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/1421088a0
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