Background
He was born in Warsaw, and studied in Jena, Halle, and Strassburg, where he achieved his Doctor of Philosophy before being appointed lecturer at the university of Krakow.
He was born in Warsaw, and studied in Jena, Halle, and Strassburg, where he achieved his Doctor of Philosophy before being appointed lecturer at the university of Krakow.
One of his books, the Przewodnik do oznaczania roślin w Polsce dziko rosnących (Guide to Wild Plants in Poland), had 21 editions between 1886 and 1979. Streets bearing his name can be found in the Polish cities of Krakow, Warsaw, and Wrocław.