Józef Rostafiński

Józef Thomasz Rostafiński (14 August 1850 – 5 May 1928) was a Polish botanist. He was born in Warsaw, and studied in Jena, Halle, and Strassburg, where he achieved his PhD before being appointed lecturer at the university of Krakow.[1]

One of his books, the Przewodnik do oznaczania roślin w Polsce dziko rosnących (Guide to Wild Plants in Poland), had 21 editions between 1886 and 1979. In one of his notable works, Jozef Rostafinski did extensive research about an area called the Polesie where he states that the Polesi area which is located in eastern Poland, lacked certain type of trees due to the soil and ground. Streets bearing his name can be found in the Polish cities of Kraków, Warsaw, and Wrocław.