Serbian botanist (1839–1889).
Sava Petrović (1839 – 1889) was a Serbian botanist and Doctor of Medicine. He is considered to be one of the most important Serbian botanists of the 19th century. Petrović was active in phyto-pharmacology, botany and medicine simultaneously, writing and publishing numerous scientific works. He is also remembered as a co-founder, like many of his peers, of the Srpsko lekarsko društvo (Serbian Medical Society) in 1872. Also the same year his book "Medicinal Herbs"was published.
Abbreviations: Petrovič
Occupations: surgeon, physician, naturalist, botanist
Citizenships: Principality of Serbia
Languages: Serbian
Dates: 1839-01-01T00:00:00Z – 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Šabac
Direct attributions: 8 plants, 1 fungus
Authorship mentions: 10 plants, 1 fungus