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The Father of Paleobotany January 6, 1761 Today is the birthday of the Bohemian theologian, mineralogist, geognost, entomologist, and botanist Kaspar Maria von Sternberg. Remembered as one of the most important natural scientists of the first half of the 19th century, Kaspar is regarded as the “Father of Paleobotany.” In 1818, Kaspar founded the National…