Snezana Milikic Nikolić
When the great Serbian doctor and botanist Josif Pancic heard that somewhere in western Serbia there is a special type of evergreen tree filed a multi-year effort to find it and examine it. Even 10 years ago it was necessary to get hold twigs of this plant and an additional 10 on Tara, in the village of Đurići, found that tree. Today we know it as Pancic spruce. Throughout his life, the botanist discovered over 100 new species, and through him are called, and some other plants (Pančićeva watercress). The scientist, botanist, physician and president of the Serbian Royal Academy Josif Pancic was born in 1814. He graduated in medicine in Budapest and received his doctorate in 1842 by the way will contrive to earn in different ways. Often, in order to serve, gave classes of French and Italian. This large polyglot served and Latin, German, English and Spanish. After graduation he worked as a private doctor, not wanting the civil service. At the same time embarks on his extensive travels across Serbia, Croatia, Austria, Hungary … The aim of the trip was to introduce natural resources, with possible increases his interest in flora, rocks and minerals
