Jiří Paclt

Slovak botanist and entomologist (1925-2015).

Jiří (Juraj) Paclt (15 January 1925 – 18 September 2015) was a Czech-Slovak botanist and entomologist. Although born and raised in the Czech part of Czechoslovakia, he spent the majority of his work life in the Slovak part that later became Slovakia. His scientific work is characterised by a wide scope of interests and activities, ranging from botany over mineralogy to entomology.