Michal Hieronim Leszczyc-Suminski (30 September 1820 – 26 May 1898) was a Polish botanist, painter and art collector. He was an alumnus of Humboldt University of Berlin.
Biography
Leszczyc-Suminski was born on 30 September 1820 in Ośno. He married Anne Hudson (1830–1874), the daughter of George Hudson, the so-called Railway King of England.Lambert. Robert S., "The Railway King 1800-1871", at 291 (George Allen & Unwin, Ltd., 1934).
Leszczyc-Suminski died on 26 May 1898 in Tharandt at the age of 77.
Scientific achievements
He made significant discoveries regarding the reproduction of ferns.
(German) (English, The Evolution of Ferns (1848).
Art
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