Michał Hieronim Leszczyc-Sumiński Explained

Michal Hieronim Leszczyc-Suminski (born 30 September 1820 - died 26 May 1898) was a Polish botanist, painter and art collector. He was an alumnus of Humboldt University of Berlin.

Biography

Leszczyc-Suminski was born on 30 September 1820 in Ośno.

Leszczyc-Sumiński married Anne Hudson (1830–1874), the daughter of George Hudson, the so-called Railway King of England.^[1]

Leszczyc-Suminski died on 26 May 1898 in Tharandt at the age of 77.

Scientific achievements

He made significant discoveries regrading the reproduction of ferns.^[2]

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

References

1. Lambert. Robert S., "The Railway King 1800-1871", at 291 (George Allen & Unwin, Ltd., 1934).
2. Domański . Cezary W. . Michał Hieronim Leszczyc-Sumiński (1820-1898) - a Biography and Psychological Portrait of the Polish Naturalist and Explorer . 2004 . Organon . 33 .