Rudolf von Uechtritz

Botanist and entomologist (1838-1886).

Rudolf Karl Friedrich von Uechtritz (31 December 1838, Breslau – 21 November 1886, Breslau) was a German botanist. He was the son of Max von Uechtritz (1785–1851), a German rittmeister who conducted entomological and botanical studies (botanical abbreviation, "Uechtr."). He studied natural sciences at the University of Breslau as a pupil of Heinrich Göppert and Ferdinand Cohn. In 1863 he terminated his studies at the university due to heart ailments and subsequently worked as a private scholar in Breslau. He is largely known for his investigations of plants native to Silesia, although he also