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Index of Botanists

NameKomarkova, Vera
Date of birth1942
Date of death2005
RemarksEducation: M.Sc. (1964; Charles University); Ph.D. (1976; Colorado University in Boulder). "Vera Komarkova, a botanist and mountain climber who was among the first women to scale some of the world's highest peaks (incl. the Annapurna in Nepal)" (vide Monica Potts, New York Times; Published: June 26, 2005). "Vera Komarkovaand three other girls decided to walk from Prague (Czech republic) to Mexico for the 1968 summer Olympics in the Mexico City ... reached the Mexico City (Vera and her companions walked about 25 miles a day for nearly a year)" (vide Adolf Ceska, BOTANICAL ELECTRONIC NEWS 2005).
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Variant nameVěra Komárková
Standard/Label NameV. Komarkova
Full NameKomarkova, Vera
Geography CollectorCzech Republic,  North America (CA, US, MX),  Switzerland
Citation as CollectorBiogr. from: BOTANICAL ELECTRONIC NEWS, No. 350. 18 Aug 2005
HoldingsSearch for specimens collected by V. Komarkova
Collections in1896 (1),  1897 (1)

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