Alberto Vojtěch Frič

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Alberto Vojtěch Frič (8 September 1882 Prague – 4 December 1944 Prague) was a famous Czech botanist, ethnographer, writer and explorer. He undertook 8 voyages to America, discovered, described and catalogued many species of cactus. South American Indians called him Karaí Pukú (engl. Long Hunter); in Europe he became known as Cactus hunter.

The standard author abbreviation Frič is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[1]

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[0] "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do.

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Name	Fric, Alberto Vojtech
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Date of birth	8 September 1882
Place of birth
Date of death	4 December 1944
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Alberto Vojtěch Frič

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